Speaking during a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee hearing on Tuesday (14 June), chief executive Richard Moriarty said despite the authority being "among, if not the most, assertive regulator in Europe for upholding consumer rights", he believes the CAA’s powers are "weak in the modern circumstances of aviation".
"That’s why we really welcome [aviation minister Robert Courts’] consultation at the turn of the year, which will open a debate about how we can improve our powers, as at the moment they are quite cumbersome and it takes us a long time to go through court processes to get remedies," he continued.
