FAA Boss Outlines Brexit Safety Concerns for UK Aviation
Photo Credit: A British Airways employee checks an aircraft engine. Brexit will impact the UK's relationship with the European Aviation Safety Agency. British Airways
Skift Take
Does the UK have the resources to set up an aviation safety framework on its own or will it seek to stay in the European Aviation Safety Agency? The former would be unwise and the latter is seemingly at odds with the desire of Leave campaigners.
Along with the other European Union member states, the UK is currently part of the European Aviation Safety Agency. Based in Cologne, Germany, this EU body is responsible for all aspects of civil aviation safety -- and an unlikely source underlined its importance.
Speaking at the UK's Aviation Club last week, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s chief Michael Huerta explained the seriousness of the UK’s situation with regards to aviation safety.
Huerta pointed out that currently the UK benefits from the being part of EASA and that when it leaves the EU it will need to be replaced or there would be the very real possibility of an “interruption of service.” To put it another way if the UK doesn’t sort something out there will be big problems.
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