Two years have passed since the UK formally exited the European Union (Brexit) and a new set of rules and regulations covering trade, travel, and business came into play. / Europe’s business aviation community continues to reel from the break-up, which initiated a host of unwelcome changes to the regulatory and operational landscape.

With the transitional licensing window for EASA-validated personnel working in the UK expiring at year-end, the clock is running down to secure new post-Brexit approvals.

The UK aviation industry’s skills shortage continues to be exacerbated by a failure to reach an agreement on the movement of labor across borders following the country’s departure from the European Union (EU). Marc Bailey ... told the group’s conference today ... that UK companies have restricted access to pilots and maintenance professionals from other European countries.

The UK’s departure from the European Union persists in impacting the country’s shortage of aviation skills, an industry body says. / The country’s aviation industry skills shortage is compounded in particular by a failure to agree on the movement of labour between itself and the EU.

DOUGLAS Chapman has called on the UK Government to address the fall-out from Brexit to UK pilots who are now prevented from securing work in the aviation sector.

More than 3500 UK Pilots have written to the Government to highlight the new and unfair system that means UK pilot licences have been ‘seriously degraded in value and utility’ following Brexit. The new state of play has actively prevented UK pilots, including those made redundant due to Covid-19, from securing UK jobs.

As negotiations between the UK and the EU over aviation safety arrangements continue, there remains a possibility that the UK will leave the European system with no negotiated agreement.

"mutual recognition of safety certificates and licences between the UK and European systems comes to an end on 31 December unless an agreement on aviation safety regulation is negotiated by then."