UK, EU aviation regulators should be allowed to start Brexit planning-trade body

Britain's aerospace trade body ADS has written to the EC for the second time in 4 months to urge it once again to allow British and European airline regulators to begin technical planning for Brexit. Aviation is one sector that could be most severely impacted by Brexit, as there is no default fall-back option for the industry if there is no agreement on future relations after Britain leaves the EU in March 2019. ADS said that bilateral discussions between the UK CAA and EASA were needed to ensure passenger safety, amongst other things. It said technical bilateral talks had already been held between the CAA and regulators in the US, Canada and Brazil. "As long as the Commission blocks similar bilateral technical discussions between the CAA and EASA, it fosters uncertainty and risks legal liability, insurance and passenger safety," ADS said. <br/>