From 5 April 2025, the Civil Aviation Act 2023 replaces the Civil Aviation Act 1990. References to the 1990 Act, on this website and related material, are progressively being updated.
The term non-spontaneous or secondary pneumothorax is used to refer to a pneumothorax that is caused or contributed to by an underlying condition other than trauma, for instance asthma or bullous emphysema.
Information to be provided
Copies of any discharge summary and all specialist reports relating to the episode(s) of spontaneous pneumothorax;
Copy of all radiology reports;
Copy of any operation report, showing details of the procedure(s) performed;
Copy of the GP notes for the past two years, or longer if relevant;
A recent spirometry;
A respiratory physician report, on the first presentation following secondary pneumothorax;
The smoking status;
A high resolution chest CT may be requested.
Disposition
A Class 1, 2 or 3 applicant with a history of non-traumatic, non-spontaneous (secondary) pneumothorax should be assessed as having a condition that is of aeromedical significance.
