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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Functions, powers, and duties of participants in civil aviation system - Regulatory roles - CAA

22: Objective of CAA

You could also call this:

"The CAA's main job is to keep air travel safe for everyone."

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The main objective of the Civil Aviation Authority, or CAA for short, is to do its job to help keep the civil aviation system safe and secure. You can think of the civil aviation system like all the planes, airports, and people who work together to get you from one place to another by air. The CAA's main goal is to make sure everyone gets to where they're going safely.

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Part 2Functions, powers, and duties of participants in civil aviation system
Regulatory roles: CAA

22Objective of CAA

  1. The main objective of the CAA is to undertake its functions to facilitate the operation of a safe and secure civil aviation system.