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The CAA employs just over 1000 staff, mainly in two offices, CAA House Holborn in London and Aviation House, next to London Gatwick Airport . The Civil Servant responsible for the CAA in the Department For Transport is Sandra Webber, Divisional Manager of the Aviation: Consumer and CAA Division.

The CAA directly or indirectly regulates all aspects of aviation in the UK. In some aspects of aviation it is the primary regulator, in other areas, where the responsibility for regulation has passed to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the CAA acts as EASA's local office, implementing the regulations. Representatives from the CAA sit on EASA's advisory bodies, taking part in the Europe-wide regulation process.

The CAA's responsibilities include:

  • Flight Crew, Aircraft Engineer and Air Traffic Controller licensing;

  • Medical regulation of safety-critical aviation personnel;

  • Licensing of aerodromes and other aviation facilities;

  • Maintaining the UK register of aircraft;

  • Licensing of aircraft;

  • Regulation of aircraft airworthiness and related engineering functions;

  • Economic regulation, including the regulation of monopoly and near-monopoly organisations involved in the provision of aviation services (for example National Air Traffic Services and BAA Plc ), as well as regulating aviation-related organisations operating in a competitive marketplace (for example UK-based airlines);

  • Development of aviation policy, both within the UK and Europe-wide.


The CAA also oversees the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL). The ATOL licence offers financial protection for travellers booking Package Tour s, in the form of insurance to provide return journeys for holidaymakers stranded abroad by the sudden bankruptcy of an airline or tour operator.


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  • http://www.caa.co.uk/