CAA launches new portal for airspace changes
The Civil Aviation Authority has launched a dedicated website for proposed changes to UK airspace.
It will provide communities and all interested stakeholders with a one-stop shop of information about designs of UK airspace that might impact them, it said.
The CAA said the portal would also provide an easy way for communities and stakeholders to give their views about changes.
This site forms a central element of the new airspace change process introduced by the CAA in January.
The portal has been designed to be accessible for both the organisation proposing the change to the design of UK airspace, and all stakeholders with an interest in it.
All airports and organisations proposing a change to the use of airspace must make all material relating to any airspace change, including options development, consultation documents, responses and decisions made by the CAA, available on the portal.
Changes can be located by searching for specific locations or by browsing each change being proposed by airports or organisations.
The portal will also allow affected stakeholders to provide public feedback on the documents at relevant steps in the process, including on the details of the proposed design and the CAA’s draft decisions for major change proposals.
CAA policy director Tim Johnson said: "At the core of our new airspace change process is a commitment to transparency. Anyone interested in the design of UK airspace, and how it might impact them, has a right to be able to access relevant information about proposed changes to flight paths and to provide feedback on it.
"Airspace is a complex issue, but we believe this new portal is a proportionate way to ensure that the airspace change process is transparent and comprehensible."
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