The Civil Aviation Authority is the UK’s specialist aviation regulator. Through it’s skill and expertise it is recognised as a world leader in its field.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is a public corporation , was established by Parliament in 1972 as an independent specialist aviation regulator and provider of air traffic services.
Following the separation of National Air Traffic Services from the CAA in 2001, the CAA is now the UK’s independent aviation regulator, with al civil aviation regulatory functions (economic regulation, airspace policy, safety regulation and consumer protection) integrated within a single specialist body.
The UK Government requires that the CAA’s costs are met entirely from the charges on those it regulates. Unlike many other countries, there is no direct Government funding of the CAA’s work.
