Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand

Independent agency of the Thai government

Suttipong Kongpool, Director-General

Parent agencyMinistry of TransportWebsitewww.caat.or.th

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT; Thai: สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย), is an independent agency of the Thai government under the oversight of the Minister of Transport. Its responsibilities includes prescribing, regulating, and auditing Thai civil aviation.

It was formed in October 2015 from the split of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) into two separate agencies in response to the International Civil Aviation Organization's downgrading of Thailand's aviation safety rating.^[1]^[2] The other body split from the DCA is the Department of Airports (DOA),^[3] which operates airports previously managed by the DCA.

References

^ Waldron, Greg (9 October 2017). "ICAO drops red flag for Thailand". FlightGlobal. Reed Business Information Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ "Emergency Decree on Civil Aviation of Thailand, B.E. 2558 (2015)" (PDF). Office of the Council of State (in Thai). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Ministerial Regulations on Structuring of Department of Airport, Ministry of Transport, B.E. 2558 (2015)" (PDF). Office of the Council of State (in Thai). 5 October 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}