HC Deb 04 May 1953 vol 515 cc10-1W
70. Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Civil Aviation how many aircraft holding United States certificates of airworthiness have been denied British certificates.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

None.

71. Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Civil Aviation what steps he has taken to ensure that a British certificate of airworthiness conforms in all respects to the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The issue of a British certificate of airworthiness is conditional upon the aircraft complying with the British civil airworthiness requirements which are made by the Air Registration Board. These requirements are, in fact, more advanced than the airworthiness recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Civil Aviation whether he will make a statement on the delay experienced in obtaining a certificate of airworthiness for the Comet aircraft in the United States of America.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

There is nothing I can add to the reply which was given to the hon. Members for Coventry, North (Mr. Edelman), Edmonton (Mr. Albu), and Aston (Mr. Wyatt), on 29th April, 1953.