Post by andypspotter on Mar 4, 2016 13:35:12 GMT
Air shows must adopt new safety measures or face cancellation, the Civil Aviation Authority has said.
The UK's aviation regulator said some show organisers had opposed the changes introduced after the Shoreham air disaster that killed 11 people in 2015.
New measures include enhanced risk assessments and tougher checks and training requirements for pilots and display directors.
The CAA said "a number of air shows" would not happen unless they complied.
Chief executive Andrew Haines said the CAA would "not compromise on safety".
"Enhancing the safety of air shows is essential and events that do not comply with the safety measures we are introducing simply won't be able to go ahead," he said.
A vintage Hawker Hunter jet that had been performing aerobatics crashed on to the A27 on 22 August last year, during the annual Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.
The UK's aviation regulator said some show organisers had opposed the changes introduced after the Shoreham air disaster that killed 11 people in 2015.
New measures include enhanced risk assessments and tougher checks and training requirements for pilots and display directors.
The CAA said "a number of air shows" would not happen unless they complied.
Chief executive Andrew Haines said the CAA would "not compromise on safety".
"Enhancing the safety of air shows is essential and events that do not comply with the safety measures we are introducing simply won't be able to go ahead," he said.
A vintage Hawker Hunter jet that had been performing aerobatics crashed on to the A27 on 22 August last year, during the annual Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.