Your organisation would need to apply for an EASA-approval if your organisation intends to maintain aircraft registered in the EASA member states. Other non-European states of registry may accept CAA issued approvals.

You are advised to contact EASA or the State of Registry NAA as soon as possible to discuss the application process in this scenario.

EASA has said previously that it will accept third country applications from UK holders of Part 145 approvals. Organisations will need to decide whether, with the UK outside EASA and if no mutual recognition of safety certificates, they wish to retain both a national and an EASA approval.

The CAA intends to continue to recognise current (and valid) EASA certificates for an initial period of up to two years, but no decision has been made about ongoing validity after this period.

Organisations will need to retain their UK approvals should they wish to access the benefits of any Bilateral Air Safety Agreement the UK has in place with third countries. Having a third country approval from EASA is unlikely to give you access to the benefits of the EU’s current Bilateral Air Safety Agreements.