Ireland: Shake-up in air traffic regulation moves closer
Long-awaited govt plans to shake up the Republic’s air travel regulators are set to move a step closer in coming weeks. Minister for transport Shane Ross wants to move responsibility for regulating air travel safety to the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) from its current overseer, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). His department confirmed at the weekend that it had almost completed a draft version of the Bill needed to make the proposed change in how the State regulates the industry. “Heads of a Bill are at an advanced stage of preparation,” a spokesman said. Ross has been planning the change in air travel regulation since 2017, following a review by consultants Helios, which recommended the move on the basis that most other EU member states take this approach. <br/>
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Ireland: Shake-up in air traffic regulation moves closer
Long-awaited govt plans to shake up the Republic’s air travel regulators are set to move a step closer in coming weeks. Minister for transport Shane Ross wants to move responsibility for regulating air travel safety to the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) from its current overseer, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA). His department confirmed at the weekend that it had almost completed a draft version of the Bill needed to make the proposed change in how the State regulates the industry. “Heads of a Bill are at an advanced stage of preparation,” a spokesman said. Ross has been planning the change in air travel regulation since 2017, following a review by consultants Helios, which recommended the move on the basis that most other EU member states take this approach. <br/>
