Article 4 Conditions for granting an operating licence

United Kingdom

An undertaking shall be granted an operating licence by the competent licensing authority F1... provided that:

(a)
its principal place of business is located in F2the United Kingdom;
(b)
F3it holds a valid AOC issued F4by the Civil Aviation Authority;
(c)
it has one or more aircraft at its disposal through ownership or a dry lease agreement;
(d)
its main occupation is to operate air services in isolation or combined with any other commercial operation of aircraft or the repair and maintenance of aircraft;
(e)
its company structure allows the competent licensing authority to implement the provisions of this Chapter;
(f)
F5...
(g)
it meets the financial conditions specified in Article 5;
(h)
it complies with the insurance requirements specified in Article 11 and in Regulation (EC) No 785/2004; and
(i)
it complies with the provisions on good repute as specified in Article 7.

Annotations

F1: Words in Art. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 4(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (Text with EEA relevance).
F4: Words in Art. 4(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Art. 4(f) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F1: Words in Regulation title substituted (31.12.2020) by The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1392), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)