Government ministers will shortly begin moves to recruit a new non-executive chairman and chief executive for the UK CAA, in line with the recommendations of an independent strategic review published today on the agency’s modernisation.

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has today published Sir Joseph Pilling’s strategic review into the CAA, launched last year. Pilling’s report, the first such strategic review into the CAA structure for 35 years, recommends a number of changes to modernise the agency.

UK transport minister Ruth Kelly says that while concluding the CAA “has and continues to be highly successful” it finds its framework organisation could be modernised to meet future changes in the change aviation sector.

“Some of Sir Joseph’s recommendations are for the Government, including some which are relevant to the separate review of airport economic regulation which I announced recently, and to work on improving the passenger experience,” she says. K

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