MAY PUSHES FOR UK ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP OF EASA – POST-BREXIT
March 1st, 2018
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has signalled that the British government wants to seek associate membership of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) if the country quits the European Union (EU), as planned, on March 29, 2019. In a speech at the Mansion House, London the PM said: “We would, of course, accept that this would mean abiding by the rules of [EASA] and making an appropriate financial contribution.”
She accepted that membership was “critical” for the aerospace industry, ensuring UK-made aviation and ATC products “only need to undergo one ...
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