Ministry of Aviation and successors: Aerodromes (General) Division, Branch GA3 and...

The XV file series relates to all aspects of the work of the GA3 Branch of the Aerodromes (General) Division; it contains files relating to measures to control aircraft noise vibration and air pollution caused by civil aircraft; Consideration of problems; possible solutions, including use of outside expert advice; attendance at conferences and meetings.

Some files have been re-registered from the ER series (used by GA2 Branch).

The APD prefix began in approximately 1991/1992, taking over from the XV and XQ prefixes, although some files registered into the series predate 1990 and some files in XQ relating to the management of local authority bids for supplementary credits post-date 1990.

Files registered into the APD prefix from the early 1990s document the work of the Civil Aviation Policy Directorate (1990-1994) and the Civil Aviation Directorate (1995-1996) which were responsible for the development of airport policy including government responsibilities for capacity, economic regulation and the regulation of local authority airports; airports structure and investment.

Arranged in previous reference order within each accession.

Board of Trade and successors: Aerodromes General

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• Board of Trade, Civil Aviation Department, Aerodromes (General) Division, Branch GA3, 1966-1968
• Board of Trade, Civil Aviation Department, Civil Aviation Division 3, 1968-1970
• Department of Trade and Industry, Civil Aviation Division 3, 1970-1974
• Department of Trade, Civil Aviation Department, Civil Aviation Division 3, 1974-1983
• Department of Transport, 1995-2002
• Department of Transport, Civil Aviation Directorate, 1995-1996
• Department of Transport, Civil Aviation Policy Directorate, 1983-1994
• Department of Transport, Civil Aviation Policy Division 4, 1983-1993
• Ministry of Aviation, Aerodromes (General) Division, Branch GA2, 1960-1965
• Ministry of Aviation, Aerodromes (General) Division, Branch GA3, 1965-1966
• Ministry of Aviation, Aerodromes General Division, 1959-1966

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

From 1997 Department of Transport

Topics

Air transport

Aerodromes General Division was established in the Ministry of Aviation in 1960 and GA3(b) Branch of the Division in 1965 (prior to 1965 the Branch's functions were the responsibility of GA2 Branch). The Branch initially retained its name when responsibility for civil aviation matters was transferred to the Board of Trade (later the Department of Trade and Industry) in the latter half of 1966, but in 1968, following a restructuring of the civil aviation side of the Department, its functions were absorbed by a new Civil Aviation Division 3. When responsibilty for aviation was transferred to the Department of Transport in 1983 these functions were exercised by Division 5 (later Division 4) of the Civil Aviation Policy Directorate. They are currently the responsibility of the Department's Aviation Environmental Division.

The Branch's function was to deal with general questions on measures to control noise, vibration and air pollution caused by civil aircraft. It was responsible for certain airports in England and Wales including non-state aerodromes and heliports.