CAA announces independent review scope into NATS incident
The regulator will assess system resilience and regulatory oversight following the September disruption, with reports due by January and March 2027.
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Independent UK aviation and aerospace regulator
caa.co.uk- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded year
- 1972
- Company type
- Government agency
- Number of employees
- 4,000–5,000
- Industry
- Government Administration Activities
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Latest news about UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
In short: CAA clarified passenger rights after air traffic outages, warned of lithium battery fire risks, and advanced airspace modernisation.
Company announcements
CAA clarifies passenger compensation rules after NATS disruption
The CAA considers the technical issue at NATS Prestwick to be extraordinary circumstances. Passengers are unlikely eligible for financial compensation for delays or cancellations caused by this incident.
CAA urges an end to laser attacks on air ambulances
94 incidents occurred in 2025, with 35 already recorded in early 2026. The organization joins Air Ambulances UK to demand these dangerous actions stop immediately.
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.
Media coverage
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...
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.
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 -...
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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