New Assistant Chief of the Air Staff appointed to the Board of the Civil Aviation Authority

The CAA is responsible for the regulation of civil aviation in the United Kingdom and is the Government’s principal advisor on civil aviation matters.  It has specific responsibility for airspace policy, aviation safety, consumer protection and the economic regulation of the industry.  AVM North will act as a non-executive member of the Authority, with particular responsibility for national security matters.  His role at the CAA is unsalaried.