Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)

Civil Aviation Authority

Abbreviation	CAA
Formation	1972
Legal status	Statutory corporation
Purpose	Aviation regulator
Location	Headquarters: Aviation House, Crawley London office: 11 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London
Region served	United Kingdom British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies
Chief Executive	Rob Bishton
Chair­man	Sir Stephen Hillier
Parent organization	Department for Transport
Website	caa.co.uk

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the statutory corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. Its areas of responsibility include:

• Supervising the issuing of pilots and aircraft engineers licences, 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.