Infringement groups

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• How Local Airspace Infringement Teams work looks at the work of the Wessex LAIT to help reduce infringements.

Local Airspace Infringement Teams (LAITs) have been set up to cover infringement hot-spots.

• Bristol serving Bristol CTR/CTA
• Channel Islands serving Channel Islands CTR/CTA and TMA
• Gatwick serving Gatwick CTR/CTA
• London serving London CTR/London City CTR/CTA
• Luton serving Luton CTR/CTA
• Midlands serving Birmingham CTR/CTA and East Midlands CTR/CTA
• North West serving Manchester and Liverpool CTR/CTA, Hawarden RMZ and Barton ATZ
• Northern Ireland serving Belfast Aldergrove CTR, Belfast City CTR, Belfast CTA and TMA and Strangford CTA
• Oxfordshire serving Brize Norton CTR and Oxford ATZ
• Scotland (Central) serving Glasgow, Edinburgh and Prestwick CTR/CTA
• Southend serving Southend CTR/CTA
• Stansted serving Stansted CTR/CTA
• Wessex serving Southampton CTR/Solent CTA, Bournemouth CTR/CTA and Farnborough CTR/CTA
• Yorkshire & Humberside serving Leeds Bradford CTR/CTA and Humberside ATZ

Each LAIT is focused on reducing of airspace infringements through local initiatives and targeted actions. This work is shared for UK-wide infringement reduction and reported to the CAA’s Airspace Infringement Challenge Group.  The membership of each Team includes representatives from:

• Local airspace users (including General Aviation and Military)
• Airport Operators
• Air Navigation Service Provider (both Tower and Approach if required)
• Adjacent ATC units
• Adjacent aerodromes
• UK CAA
• General Aviation Safety Council
• Based airlines
• Based Flight Training Organisations and other based-aircraft operators

For more information email lait@caa.co.uk

The Airspace Infringement Challenge Group (AICG) is a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) sponsored cross-industry Group. Its purpose is to monitor airspace infringement data and identify trends in order to identify, propose and instigate corrective actions in order to significantly reduce the incidence of, and risks associated with, airspace infringements for the benefit of all airspace users. The Group will consider whether airspace design or pilot training and competency are features of the pattern of infringements and agree corrective actions to the appropriate regulatory or industry body. It will also act through its membership to alleviate potential problem areas where this is deemed appropriate. Such recommendations may seek regulatory change, or the development of appropriate education and awareness material, and may either be UK-wide, site-specific, or user-specific. Membership includes representatives from:

Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP)

• Air Navigation Solutions Limited
• Air Traffic Control Services Limited
• Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Limited
• NATS
• Southend Airport ATC

Airports

• Airport Operators’ Association
• Airport Operators’ Group

Associations, Aviation Groups and Others

• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
• Association of United Kingdom Flight Information Service Officers (AUKFISO)
• British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA)
• British Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA)
• British Gliding Association (BGA)
• British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA)
• General Aviation Safety Council (GASCo)
• Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers (GATCO)
• Independent Pilot/PhD Student
• Light Aircraft Association (LAA)
• Local Airspace Infringement Teams
• PPL/IR Europe
• Vintage Aircraft Club (VAC)

Regulatory Bodies

• CAA
• Military Aviation Authority (MAA)

For more information email infringements@caa.co.uk

The Infringement Coordination Group (ICG) is CAA led multi-disciplinary Regulatory team which reviews reports of alleged airspace infringements in accordance with CAP1404 under a Just Culture. It uses all available material, including Mandatory Occurrence Reports and supplementary information submitted by the airspace controlling authority, information submitted by the pilot and any previous records held by the CAA. It assesses the severity of these incidents and determines appropriate remedial measures to prevent a recurrence. The Group’s membership comprises CAA representatives from:

• Airspace, Air Traffic Management and Aerodromes (AAA), Safety & Airspace Regulation Group (SARG)
• General Aviation Unit, SARG
• Pilot Licensing Policy, SARG
• Safety Performance & Risk, SARG
• Flight Operations, SARG
• Investigations and Enforcement Team, Office of the General Counsel

It also includes representation from the MoD’s aviation regulator, the Military Aviation Authority (MAA).

For more information email mor.responses@caa.co.uk