CAA chair Sir Stephen Hillier has urged the government to provide the authority with "equivalent levels of authority" to that which is already available to other regulatory bodies with similar responsibilities – a move he said could help solve, or at least police, the ongoing disruption affecting the UK’s aviation sector.
Hillier made the plea during a keynote speech at the Farnborough International Airshow’s inaugural Aerospace Global Forum on Thursday (21 July). He said the association has "consistently" asked the government for stronger powers to look after consumers’ interests.
"There is nothing revolutionary here," he told delegates. "We simply seek equivalent levels of authority to what is already available to other regulators in the UK with similar responsibilities to look after consumers’ interests.
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