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Aviation: Engineers

Commons · Question 14430 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people qualified as licensed aircraft maintenance engineers in each of the last five years; and how many of those were (a) British nationals and (b) overseas nationals in each year.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 7 Jul 2026

The table below shows the number of individuals that had initial UK Part-66 aircraft maintenance licences issued over the past five years. It does not show renewals or changes to existing licences. A licence once issued is valid for 5 years. Nationality Y...