What is Civil Aviation Authority?
The '''Civil Aviation Authority''' (CAA), is the publicly owned organisation in charge of flying (Aviation) in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1972, doing the tasks previously done by the [[DfT|Department of Transport]]. This means it is in charge of: * Rules about aviation (policy) * Licencing of both personnel and machinery * Pricing of certain services (Air Traffic Control, Landing fees, etc.) The CAA no longer provides [[air traffic control]] services (ATC), this responsibility was passed to a [[private company]] called [[National Air Traffic Services]] (NATS) in 2001 which the government owns 49% of. Some other duties have passed to the [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] (EASA), such as type certification. CAA-UK is part of the rulemaking group of the EASA.<ref>[http://easa.europa.eu/rulemaking/docs/gc/fcl/EASA-GC-FCL.008%28a%29_FCL.008%28b%29-00-04112008.pdf European Aviation Safety Agency] (EASA), [http://easa.europa.eu/rulemaking/docs/gc/fcl/EASA-GC-FCL.008%28a%29_FCL.008%28b%29-00-04112008.pdf Rulemaking Group Composition], 31 October 2008;retrieved 2012-1-5.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:1972 establishments in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Aviation authorities]] [[Category:Organisations based in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Transport in the United Kingdom]] {{Transport-stub}}