Civil Aviation Authority (CAA - United Kingdom)
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the statutory corporation that oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. Its areas of responsibility include:
Supervising the issuing of pilots' licenses, testing of equipment, calibrating of navaids, and many other inspections (Civil Aviation Flying Unit).
Managing the regulation of security standards, including vetting of all personnel in the aviation industry (Directorate of Aviation Security).
Overseeing the national protection scheme for customers abroad in the event of a travel company failure (Air Travel Organisers' Licensing – ATOL).
The CAA is a public corporation of the Department for Transport, liaising with the government via the Standards Group of the Cabinet Office.
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