Blogs

General aviation blogs

• Girls in Aviation Day

  Published on: 23 September 2022 | Category:General aviation

  Claudia Hill, member of the Women’s British Gliding Team and silver medal winner at the Women’s World Gliding Championships 2022 writes a guest blog on starting gliding and her love for the sport.

• My visit to the LAA Rally

  Published on: 09 September 2021 | Category:General aviation

  Sir Stephen Hillier, Chair of the CAA, attends the Light Aircraft Association Rally 2021

• Airfield Development Advisory Fund

  Published on: 21 July 2021 | Category:General aviation

  The ADAF, funded by the DfT and led by the CAA offered support to smaller aerodromes throughout the UK

• International Civil Aviation Day 2020

  Published on: 07 December 2020 | Category:Commercial industry, Category:Consumers, Category:Environment, Category:General aviation, Category:Passengers

  Sir Stephen Hillier, Chair of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, shares his thoughts on the aviation industry to celebrate International Civil Aviation Day

• How safe is recreational flying in the UK

  Published on: 25 February 2020 | Category:General aviation

  Tony Rapson, co-author of a new independent review of General Aviation (GA) safety, shares the findings

• Bringing ADS-B surveillance trials to airfields

  Published on: 01 March 2019 | Category:General aviation

  Steve Cooper from City Airport (Barton) explains the airfield's electronic conspicuity trial