Military Aviation Authority

Military Aviation Authority
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 2010
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Headquarters	MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol
Agency executives	Air Vice Marshal Alan Gillespie, CBE, (Director); Rear Admiral Thomas Manson, OBE, (Technical Director);
Website	maa.mod.uk

The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) is an organisation within the British Ministry of Defence and is the single regulatory authority responsible for regulating all aspects of Air Safety 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 Secretary of State for Defence.^[1]

History

The MAA was established on 1 April 2010 in response to the recommendations made by Mr Justice Haddon-Cave in his Nimrod Review,^[2] which called for a radical overhaul of military airworthiness regulation.^[3]^[4]

The authority incorporates the former Directorate of Aviation Regulation & Safety, previously the Defence Aviation Safety Centre (DASC)^[5] which had been located at RAF Bentley Priory until the station closed in 2008 and the organisation moved to RAF Northolt.^[6] The MAA, which is located at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol.^[7]

On 1 April 2015, the MAA became part of the Defence Safety Authority.^[8]

Principal personnel

The MAA is led by:

Director – Air Vice Marshal Alan Gillespie, CBE^[9]
Technical Director – Rear Admiral Thomas Manson, OBE^[10]

Previous personnel

Director General

Air Marshal Tim Anderson (2010–2013)
Air Marshal Richard Garwood (2013–2015)

Director

Rear Admiral Paul Chivers (2015–2018)
Air Vice-Marshal Stephen Shell (2018–2021)
Air Vice Marshal Alan Gillespie (2021-present)
Air Vice Marshal Peter Squires (2025, announced)

References

^ "MAA01: Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Policy". Defence Safety Authority. 19 February 2019.
^ Haddon-Cave, Charles (28 October 2009). "Nimrod Review".
^ Vogelaar, Rob (1 April 2010). "UK New Military Aviation Authority begins work". AVIATIONNEWS.EU.
^ Purton, Leon; Kourousis, Kyriakos (2014). "Military Airworthiness Management Frameworks: A Critical Review". Procedia Engineering. 80: 545–564. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.09.111. hdl:10344/5288.
^ "Interview with Group Captain Tony Mills, Gp Capt RAF Flight Safety" (PDF). Air Clues. Royal Air Force. October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^ "RAF Northolt". VSM Estates. 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^ "MoD to move 1,400 workers from Bath to Bristol". BBC. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "New Defence Safety Authority launched today". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 1 April 2015.
^ "RAF Senior Appointments". Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Our management". GOV.UK. Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

External links

Official website

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[1] "MAA01: Military Aviation Authority Regulatory Policy". Defence Safety Authority. 19 February 2019.

[2] Haddon-Cave, Charles (28 October 2009). "Nimrod Review".

[3] Vogelaar, Rob (1 April 2010). "UK New Military Aviation Authority begins work". AVIATIONNEWS.EU.

[4] Purton, Leon; Kourousis, Kyriakos (2014). "Military Airworthiness Management Frameworks: A Critical Review". Procedia Engineering. 80: 545–564. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.09.111. hdl:10344/5288.

[5] "Interview with Group Captain Tony Mills, Gp Capt RAF Flight Safety" (PDF). Air Clues. Royal Air Force. October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

[6] "RAF Northolt". VSM Estates. 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

[7] "MoD to move 1,400 workers from Bath to Bristol". BBC. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[8] "New Defence Safety Authority launched today". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 1 April 2015.

[9] "RAF Senior Appointments". Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[10] "Our management". GOV.UK. Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

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