Our main statutory functions are:
- regulating civil aviation safety;
- advising and assisting the Secretary of State on all civil aviation matters, including policy for the use of UK airspace so as to meet the needs of all users, having regard for national security, economic and environmental factors, while maintaining a high standard of safety;
- the economic regulation of certain airports and of the provision of certain air traffic services;
- the licensing of airlines, including assuring their financial fitness;
- the licensing of air travel organisers;
- enforcing general consumer protection law through Part 8 of the Enterprise Act and EU legislation, such as denied boarding compensation and persons with reduced mobility; and
- the regulation of aviation security functions.