Civil Aviation Authority

The CAA is the UK's specialist aviation regulator. Through its skills and expertise it is recognised as a world leader in its field. The CAA ensures that UK civil aviation standards are set and achieved (SRG), regulates airlines, airports and National Air Traffic Services economic activities and encourages a diverse and competitive industry (ERG), manages the UK’s principal travel protection scheme, the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) scheme, licenses UK airlines and manages consumer issues (CPG), brings civil and military interests together to ensure that the airspace needs of all users are met as equitably as possible (DAP).