Airspace Strategy Board
The Airspace Strategy Board is chaired by the Department for Transport Aviation Minister. It supports the Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority in their role as co-sponsors of airspace modernisation. The board brings together a wide range of interested aviation stakeholders to discuss national airspace policy and the strategic objectives of modernisation.
Terms of reference
Board members
- Department for Transport – Aviation Minister (Chair)
- Department for Transport – Aviation Director
- Department for Transport – Aviation Policy Deputy Director
- Department for Transport – Aviation Capacity Director
- Department for Transport – Non-Executive Director
- Civil Aviation Authority – CEO or nominated representative
- NATS – CEO or nominated representative
- Ministry Of Defence – Assistant Chief of The Air Staff (ACAS)
- Scottish Government – nominated representative
- Welsh Government – nominated representative
- Northern Irish Government – nominated representative
- Infrastructure and Projects Authority – nominated representative
- Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise – Head Commissioner
- Airport Operators Association – nominated representative
- Airports – nominated representatives x4
- Airlines UK – nominated representative
- Airlines – nominated representative
- General Aviation – nominated representative
- Community Noise Groups – Airspace and Noise Engagement Group community representatives to nominate x2
- Airport Consultative Committees – ACC secretary to nominate
- Aviation Environment Federation – nominated representative
- Sustainable Aviation – nominated representative
- Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group – nominated representative
Airspace modernisation governance
The Department for Transport and CAA have jointly published an annex to the CAA Airspace Modernisation Strategy, which sets out the overall airspace modernisation governance structure.
Board minutes