Just reposting as It's been some time. If anyone could take a look at the petition it would be greatly appreciated, if you agree with the premise then signing up would help massively and if you don't agree then feedback is useful too. In any case please share this as much as you can to raise awareness.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/771680

Please note that the petition was proof read and edited by a third party, the petition itself is only to open the door to discussion and does not strictly have to mean rejoining EASA, it would however be useful for talks regarding reintroducing recripical licencing and trade for pilots, maintainance staff and other personnel associated with aviation in the UK and Europe. As well as to get the view by our current government in these uncertain times.

Currently as it stands the UK views Easa as a third country and as such the licences cannot be used for validation or conversion of a UK one, despite the fact that only a few years ago it could. The lack of information around this time lead to many people acting on lacking information, trying to keep ahead of a government policy that was unclear and indecisive until many were well underway with their exams. Because of this some people opted to take both the UK CAA and Easa exams, while others went with Easa predicting the governments wouldn't harm themselves, nor the aviation industry to the extent that it has.

Many views and concerns have been discussed from support to objections.

Points that have been raised are such:

Rejoining would mean submitting to european courts and laws - The uk already is subject to european laws especially regarding certain sectors, the automotive one of course has close ties for the production of european spec vehicals. Also within aviation itself there are numerous Easa commercial pilots operating in British airspace in Euro reg aircraft under foreign aocs, while this is authorised by the UK caa and government, it poses questions as to how close of a relationship the authorities should have.

There isn't the political will - due to being political in nature this has raised strong opinions on either side, some to the point of being spiteful, the response in favour of rejoining or being more reciprocal is often that we don't know unless we vote on it.

Safety - Another view is that it would improve safety and understanding through common requirements and understanding. Rejoining would harmonise aviation across europe and give more bargaining power as far as ICAO is concerned. The standards would lead to increased safety as there would be less paperwork, beurocracy and red tape.

Economical and individual benefits - Views expressed that it would boost the economy and help to grow the British aviation sector, as the canditate selection pool for most aviation personnel would be less narrow. Co-operation would increase trade, decrease training costs, give more flexibility to aspiring pilots, engineers and cabin crew for potential basing, training and costs.

It would also allow those of us with a stranded licence to convert back to a UK without the requirement to resit all 13 exams and at our cost. Some I personally have spoken to expressed discontent at the situation, some have moved countries to chase work, others are waiting to see what unfolds and many have gone to the middle east who accept Easa licences and they cannot now justify leaving work for potentially a few years.

Objections to this include concerns over immigration, while a valid concern especially given what much of brexit was about, it should be pointed out that any legislation regarding immigration would still be based on individual governments as visa requirements still apply.

These are just a few views expressed from either side.

Hi everyone I was wondering if one of you has this book as a pdf? I found it online scribd but I'm unsure as to whether everything is included in the pdf I downloaded after having worked through the entire book.

Has anyone ever been rejected from an ATO during these assessments they do? Not including the airlines ones of course, only including white tail stuff. If you can breath and have the GSCEs surely they take anyone who fits that criteria.

Was discussing with a friend earlier and both of us are modular so haven’t got a clue on stuff like that however we both sat for a couple and were accepted to all despite not being stellar candidates.

Hi everyone!

I’m currently applying for the Ryanair Mentored APS MCC programme at AFA and was wondering if anyone has experienced something similar during the application process.

After submitting all documents, I noticed that one of my documents had a discrepancy, so I contacted my flight school to obtain a correct one.

Two days after I sent the corrected document, explaining the discrepancy, but haven’t received a reply yet. The initial confirmation of receipt came quite quickly (same hour), so I’m unsure whether the updated document has been received and forwarded to the Ryanair recruitment team.

Has anyone here had to correct or replace a document after submitting their application to AFA? Did you receive a confirmation, and was the updated document taken into account without any issues?

I’m mainly trying to understand whether this is a normal administrative situation and whether I should simply wait a few days or follow up with AFA.

TLDR: Has anyone had to submit a corrected document to AFA after applying for the Ryanair Mentored APS MCC? Did AFA acknowledge the updated document, and did it cause any issues with the application?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking into getting my class 1 rating to start ATPL training.
I'm from Belgium, but sadly all our medical centers are full until beginning of 2027 + it costs around 1000 euros here.

Has anyone travelled to get their medical done in another EASA state, and if yes, where?
I'd like to calculate if it's worth the travel expenses or if I'd better wait and do it here in Belgium.

Thanks in advance!!

Hey there , hope you're doing well

I am a Moroccan citizen with 250 flight hours, an EASA frozen ATPL, and APS MCC. I am currently looking for my first airline pilot position and would like to know which airlines offer airline-funded/bonded type rating programs for low-hour pilots.

PS : Cannot afford to pay my own TR + Not enough money left to purse FI training in order to build hours

Please can you share your ideas about what should be done at this stage ?

Hi! People in wizzair holding pool - how long are you waiting?

When did you complete your assesment?

Anyone attended recruitment day and got info about waiting times?

Share your info for others ;)

WAPA vs Ryanair Future Flyer Programme – thoughts?
Currently doing my UK PPL and weighing up two potential routes into the airlines.

I’m half British, half Cypriot, so I’m eligible for both WAPA and Ryanair’s Future Flyer Academy.

WAPA is an option I could apply for now, but how competitive is it really? Does anyone know the acceptance rates or have experience with the selection process?

Alternatively, I could spend the next year completing my UK ATPL theory and saving for Ryanair Gateway 1, while also completing the EASA ATPL exams required for Ryanair.

Long term, I’d prefer to be training towards an EU airline rather than going modular in the UK and potentially ending up as a white-tail.

What would you do in my position? Apply for WAPA now and see what happens, or focus on building towards Ryanair FFA while saving?

TLDR Ryanair FFA, WAPA or Uk modular white tail any opinions welcome