What does Brexit mean for GlobeAir?
Probable scenarios and action items
Aviation companies are international by nature. With 227 movements within the UK in the year 2018 and some UK-licensed crew members, GlobeAir are currently monitoring the unveiling of this historic moment, taking the necessary steps ahead of time and considering the assumptions listed by the CAA in the case of a no-deal Brexit.
Until just recently, the biggest threat to EU private aviation was the impossibility to operate national flights within the UK after Brexit. On the 13 March, however, the Head of Airline Licensing at the UK CAA David Kendrick deliberated that the UK will allow a three-month interim period before applying any flight restrictions to EU private aviation operators. A piece of news that seems to shed a bright light on the Brexit topic, yet not without any doubts regarding the future.
While the EASA and the UK government have expressed their commitment to work closely for the sake of maintaining aviation service’s continuity and stability, EU operators flying internationally are taking concrete actions.
Acknowledging the fact that national flight movements within the UK could become hard to perform, GlobeAir have reacted quickly and completed all possible bureaucratic procedures in order to provide their best services fully and with as little interruption as possible.
Considering some of the assumptions which have been put forward by the CAA regarding Brexit before the UK Prime Minister's plead to extend the Brexit deadline:
- The UK leaves the EU at 11 pm on 29 March 2019.
- The UK is no longer part of the EASA system from March 2019 leading up to the CAA making arrangements to fulfil regulatory functions.
- The UK is also no longer part of the EU-level Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements.
- There is no mutual recognition of aviation licences, approvals and certificates.
- The UK’s aviation regulations mirror the ones of the EU for two years.
- The EU treats UK airlines as Third Country Operators.
As per today, there is no clear information regarding how the extension will affect the above.
GlobeAir’s major counteractions to Brexit have been:
- Initiate the license transfer procedures for UK-licensed pilots.
- Apply for full third country operator certificate (TCO) to minimise the impact of flight restrictions within the UK national territory.