Question follow-through · 15848

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial airline pilots joined the Civil Aviation Authority register in each of the past five calendar years.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Jul 2026
Target answer date
7 Jul 2026
Answer
13 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial airline pilots joined the Civil Aviation Authority register in each of the past five calendar years.

  2. 7 Jul 2026

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  3. 13 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The table below shows the number of pilots that received their first UK commercial pilot licence from the Civil Aviation Authority by year of issue and includes all relevant commercial licence types. Year of IssueInitial issues (Commercial Pilots)202162...

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