The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) is an organisation within the

British Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is the department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by His Majesty's Government, and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. The MOD states that its principal objectives are to ...

and is the single regulatory authority responsible for regulating all aspects of

Air Safety Aviation safety is the study and practice of managing risks in aviation. This includes preventing aviation accidents and incidents through research, educating air travel personnel, passengers and the general public, as well as the design of airc ...

across Defence, with full oversight of all Defence aviation activity. It is part of the MoD, but operates independently, via a Charter signed by the

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History

The MAA was established on 1 April 2010 in response to the recommendations made by Mr Justice Haddon-Cave in his Nimrod Review, which called for a radical overhaul of military

airworthiness In aviation, airworthiness is the measure of an aircraft's suitability for safe flight. Initial airworthiness is demonstrated by a certificate of airworthiness issued by the civil aviation authority in the state in which the aircraft is register ...

regulation. The authority incorporates the former Directorate of Aviation Regulation & Safety, previously the Defence Aviation Safety Centre (DASC) which had been located at

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until the station closed in 2008 and the organisation moved to

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. The MAA, which is located at

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in Bristol. On 1 April 2015, the MAA became part of the Defence Safety Authority.

Principal personnel

The MAA is led by: * Director – Air Vice Marshal Alan Gillespie, CBE * Technical Director – Rear Admiral Malcolm Toy

Previous personnel

Director General

* Air Marshal Tim Anderson (2010–2013) * Air Marshal

Richard Garwood Air Marshal Sir Richard Frank Garwood, (born 10 January 1959) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer. He was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Operations) at RAF Air Command in April 2010, initially on an acting basis – having served ...

(2013–2015)

Director

* Rear Admiral Paul Chivers (2015–2018) * Air Vice-Marshal Stephen Shell (2018–2021)

References

External links

* Air traffic control in the United Kingdom Aviation authorities Aviation safety in the United Kingdom British military aviation Defence agencies of the United Kingdom Organizations established in 2010 2010 establishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-mil-stub