Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is being restructured to more closely align the organisation with the way the country's aviation industry operates. The reorganisation is an effort to make it easier for industry to work with CASA and for the agency to deliver safety benefits, writes Emma Kelly.
The restructure sees the organisation split into six groups – air transport operations; general aviation operations; manufacturing, certification and technology; personnel, licensing, education and training; information; and legal services.
As part of the restructure, CASA is advertising to fill new group general manager positions to head the AT and personnel, licensing, education and training groups, in addition to a chief information officer.
The restructure is the work of chief executive Bruce Byron, who has been implementing changes at CASA since he joined the organisation in late 2003. The reorganisation follows a change in CASA's charter by the government, in response to industry criticism of the agency.
Source: Flight International