the Civil Aviation Authority
/ðə ˌsɪvl eɪviˈeɪʃn ɔːθɒrəti/
/ðə ˌsɪvl eɪviˈeɪʃn əθɔːrəti/
(abbreviation the CAA)
- (in the UK) an organization that controls how airlines and air transport companies operate and deal with customers. In the past it also controlled air traffic in Britain, but since 2001 this responsibility has been carried out by National Air Traffic Services, an independent company that the CAA controls.
民航局：控制航空公司和航空运输公司如何运营和与客户打交道的组织。过去，它还控制着英国的空中交通，但是自2001年以来，这项责任已经由CAA控制的独立公司National Air Traffic Services承担。