the publication of the Government’s Technical Notices for aviation and EASA’s information for Third Country approvals, published on 2 October. Mr Johnson confirmed that the volumes of licensing requests expected as a result of Brexit were still uncertain. Mr Tingle confirmed, however, that several resourcing options were being considered to mitigate this, including staff reallocation and re-prioritisation of activities. It was noted that Foreign Carrier Permits’ processing were expected to be supported through the introduction of a new IT system. Mr Smith confirmed that a fall-back manual process was also available if there were delays with the system. AVM Mayhew highlighted that contingency planning was being done by the RAF and MAA, including looking at licensing requirements. The Chair suggested further consideration be given to whether a briefing session with the CAA should be set up. Action: Chair’s office/ AVM Mayhew Mr Moriarty noted the positive working relationship between the CAA and the DfT in relation to Brexit preparations. The noted the report. INTERNATIONAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT (DOC 2018-083) BY BEN ALCOTT The Board welcomed Mr Alcott to the meeting who presented the report on the International Group and its key projects. In relation to CAA International (CAAi), Mr Alcott confirmed that colleagues were on to meet their targets for the year and the subsidiary was continuing to cement its reputation worldwide. He noted, however, that competition was increasing, which, along with Brexit uncertainty, meant that there were considerable challenges being faced. The team was looking at ways of addressing these through: development of new products and services; greater utilisation of existing and new (internal and external) relationships; and more precise consideration of customer wants. The Board welcomed the further consideration of these developments and CAAi’s forward-looking approach. In particular, the Chair supported Mr Alcott and Mr Johnson’s commitment to consider opportunities for linking CAAi with the CAA’ s development of a regulatory sandbox (under the Innovation Programme). Mr Moriarty highlighted that the establishment of CAAi as a social enterprise and its rebranding had been positively received in international forums and feedback from training course participants was impressive.
the publication of the Government’s Technical Notices for aviation and EASA’s information for Third Country approvals, published on 2 October. Mr Johnson confirmed that the volumes of licensing requests expected as a result of Brexit were still uncertain. Mr Tingle confirmed, however, that several resourcing options were being considered to mitigate this, including staff reallocation and re-prioritisation of activities. It was noted that Foreign Carrier Permits’ processing were expected to be supported through the introduction of a new IT system. Mr Smith confirmed that a fall-back manual process was also available if there were delays with the system. AVM Mayhew highlighted that contingency planning was being done by the RAF and MAA, including looking at licensing requirements. The Chair suggested further consideration be given to whether a briefing session with the CAA should be set up. Action: Chair’s office/ AVM Mayhew Mr Moriarty noted the positive working relationship between the CAA and the DfT in relation to Brexit preparations. The noted the report. INTERNATIONAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT (DOC 2018-083) BY BEN ALCOTT The Board welcomed Mr Alcott to the meeting who presented the report on the International Group and its key projects. In relation to CAA International (CAAi), Mr Alcott confirmed that colleagues were on to meet their targets for the year and the subsidiary was continuing to cement its reputation worldwide. He noted, however, that competition was increasing, which, along with Brexit uncertainty, meant that there were considerable challenges being faced. The team was looking at ways of addressing these through: development of new products and services; greater utilisation of existing and new (internal and external) relationships; and more precise consideration of customer wants. The Board welcomed the further consideration of these developments and CAAi’s forward-looking approach. In particular, the Chair supported Mr Alcott and Mr Johnson’s commitment to consider opportunities for linking CAAi with the CAA’ s development of a regulatory sandbox (under the Innovation Programme). Mr Moriarty highlighted that the establishment of CAAi as a social enterprise and its rebranding had been positively received in international forums and feedback from training course participants was impressive.
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