First post-Brexit fixed-wing AOC
ASL Airlines United Kingdom has received its air operator certificate (AOC) and its operating licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. This is the first fixed-wing AOC issued by the CAA post Brexit, and ASL Airlines UK, which will be closely aligned to ASL Airlines Ireland (photo), joins several European airlines and two associated carriers in South Africa and Thailand in the ASL Aviation Holdings group of airlines.
Currently the ASL Airlines UK AOC is for the operation of cargo flights on a single route - East Midlands (EMA) - Belfast (BFS) operated daily with an ATR72-200 freighter - but the EMA-based airline is looking at opportunities to grow its domestic UK network and is applying for an EASA Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation for cargo flights from UK to Europe. (ah)