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The latest news and updates on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is the UK's aviation regulator. Founded in 1972, the CAA ensures the aviation industry upholds high safety standards and manages security risks. It also runs the ATOL holiday protection scheme.

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A woman wheeling a yellow suitcase through an airport

Airline you've probably never heard of named the UK's most on-time carrier

Channel: Travel Travel 2 days ago By Jessica Lindsay
Passengers with their luggage at Heathrow terminal departures desks.

Heathrow airport hits record flights in January - but airlines aren't happy

Channel: UK UK February 11, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
Passenger airplane flying above clouds during sunset

The airlines banned from flying in the UK in 2025

Channel: Travel Travel January 13, 2025 By Jessica Hamilton
Santa's sleigh and an air traffic control tower.

Santa gets official permission to enter UK airspace this Christmas

Channel: UK UK December 18, 2024 By Noora Mykkanen
File photo dated 09/10/19 of British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport. British Airways has been ranked among the worst airlines in a UK passenger satisfaction survey. Issue date: Saturday February 24, 2024. PA Photo. The airline's customer score for long-haul flights was the joint third lowest out of 17 carriers analysed by consumer group Which?, at 59%. It received just two stars out of five for boarding experience and value for money, and achieved three stars for the other six categories assessed. See PA story AIR Satisfaction . Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

British Airways pilot grounded after 'covering up anger issues'

Channel: UK UK March 17, 2024 By Will Neal
FILE - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max flies above Paine Field near Boeing's manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., Monday, March 23, 2020, north of Seattle. A window panel blew out on a similar Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max seven minutes after takeoff from Portland, Ore., on Friday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Airlines that use Boeing 737 Max 9 planes revealed

Channel: World World January 9, 2024 By Freya Graham

UK air traffic chaos 'caused by French airline's wrong travel plan'

Channel: UK UK August 29, 2023 By Josh Milton

Martin Lewis sends message to anyone who flew Wizz Air since 2017

Channel: Money Money July 31, 2023 By Liam Coleman

Airlines 'must automatically give refunds when flights are hit by disruption'

Channel: UK UK April 25, 2022 By Harrison Jones

Pilot jailed for lying on his CV to get job at BA

Channel: UK UK March 31, 2022 By Harrison Jones
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Organiser of flight which killed footballer Emiliano Sala jailed for 18 months

Channel: UK UK November 12, 2021 By Sam Courtney-Guy

How common are helicopter crashes?

Channel: World World January 28, 2020 By Anna Paul
Thomas Cook latest news as airline ceases trading leaving 600,000 stranded

Thomas Cook collapses leaving 600,000 stranded and 1,000,000 holidays ruined

Channel: UK UK September 23, 2019 By Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Drone so close to passenger jet it 'must have collided with the tail'

What are the laws for drones around airports as Gatwick disruptions continue?

Channel: UK UK December 20, 2018 By Daniel Mackrell

Rescue of 80,000 stranded Monarch airlines passengers could cost £60,000,000

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Jimmy Nsubuga

Monarch refund: Can you get your money back if you had a flight booked?

Channel: News News December 12, 2019 By Aisling Moloney

Where did Monarch fly to?

Channel: News News December 12, 2019 By Aisling Moloney

Why has Monarch gone bust?

Channel: News News December 12, 2019 By Aisling Moloney

Next time your flight is delayed you might want to rethink before complaining

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Simon Robb

This plane can undertake vertical lift-offs and it could be taking you on holiday

Channel: UK UK December 11, 2019 By Nicholas Reilly