International Civil Aviation Day

 As part of the newly formed International Group of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, CAA International is now extending the impact of the CAA’s expertise across the globe. We have become a social enterprise, reinvesting a sustainable part of any profits we make into the global aviation community. This allows us to deploy the UK CAA’s skills and experience where they are most needed throughout the world. By bringing together experience, technology and resources in an actionable and long-lasting way, we hope to maintain our focus on raising aviation standards worldwide, and help create better aviation for everyone.  Part of the UK CAA International Group

  Aviation is one of the most “global” industries: Connecting people, cultures and businesses across continents . Colleagues throughout the sector are committed to raising awareness of the benefits and the role of aviation. It is necessary for all stakeholders and partners to work together to maximize the benefits of air transport, and to support the sustainable growth of aviation by connecting more people and more places, more often. Aviation has continued to expand. It has weathered crises and demonstrated long-term resilience, becoming an indispensable means of transport. Historically, air transport has doubled in size every 15 years and has grown faster than most other industries. In 2016, airlines worldwide carried around 3.8 billion passengers annually with 7.1 trillion revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs). Fiftythree million tonnes of freight were transported by air, reaching 205 billion freight tonne kilometres (FTKs). Every day, around 100,000 flights transport over 10 mill...