Originally Posted by
highcirrus
Some very interesting
information today from Dr. Richard North:
The UK would thus cease to benefit from access to the skies of EU Member States and, on the basis of non-conformity with the safety provisions, UK registered aircraft would be refused landing rights in the territories of EU Member States, and UK airports could no longer be used by EU-registered aircraft.
The impact of a "no deal" Brexit on air operations would thus be extraordinarily severe, so much so that many pundits argue that the UK and EU would quickly come to a deal which will permit resumption of the status quo. In other words, a "no-deal" Brexit would not actually mean a no-deal Brexit, certainly in respect of aviation. With the agreement of a side-deal, we would have a no-deal deal.
There are two points to be made here.
* Despite the EU trying to take over 'the skies of Europe' it is a signatory to the European Civil Aviation Conference (
ECAC) that created EUROCONTROL, There are more member states in EUROCONTROL than in the EU. Almost all of the air traffic management, network management etc operations are done by EUROCONTROL and the EU is 'just a member' of EUROCONTROL. So a lot of this is posturing by the EU.
* If the UK were put in the position that 'it would cease to benefit from the skies of Europe' then EU states would also cease to benefit from access to the skies of UK and Shanwick. That would make transatlantic operations to/from Europe by EU operators somewhat difficult without refueling stops Not so of course for non EU operators.
A lot of this is grasping for headlines by EUrocrats who are actually taking careful aim at their own feet.