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UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

UK's independent aviation regulator

caa.co.uk

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded year: 1972
Company type: Government agency
Number of employees: 4,000–5,000
Industry: Government & Government Finance

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Latest news about UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

In short: The CAA reported record passenger demand and improved airport accessibility while advancing drone integration and hydrogen flight research.

Company announcements

August 6 CAA

CAA updates ground station rules for space licences

New licences no longer include fixed ground station lists, and licensees need not request variations. The streamlined process resulted from collaboration with government partners and Space Forge.

July 29 CAA

CAA confirms final decision on early Heathrow expansion costs

Allows Heathrow Airport Ltd to recover up to £320m through airport charges, with safeguards including independent assurance and efficiency reviews.

July 22 CAA

CAA advises passengers to pack lithium batteries correctly

Incorrectly packed batteries cause delays and safety risks, with incidents nearly doubling. Passengers should carry power banks and vapes in hand luggage.

July 20 CAA

CAA publishes report on hydrogen aviation progress

The report covers real-world demonstrations at Exeter Airport, Cranfield Aerospace, and Rolls-Royce with EasyJet.

Media coverage

July 30 MSN

Amazon MK30 crash-lands in Darlington garden, exposing CAA contingency gap

Amazon Prime Air MK30 crash-landed in a Darlington resident's garden on July 30, 2026, marking the UK's first off-target drone landing and exposing a gap...

June 4 Birmingham Live

Government confirms 6 new laws for Jet2, Ryanair, TUI, Easyjet, BA flights

New laws from the Labour Party government are "set to modernise aviation and better protect passengers," they say.

May 24 Daily Express

5 UK airlines plunge into administration or liquidation - all flights cancelled

Driven by skyrocketing jet fuel prices - heavily exacerbated by the conflict in the Middle East -...

May 19 Reuters

Exclusive: India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents show

Indian air safety officials plan to travel to Seattle to observe Boeing's testing of a fuel-control ...

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