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{{Short description|Israeli Aviation Authority}}
The '''Civil Aviation Authority''' ('''CAA''' or '''CAAI''', {{langx|he|רשות התעופה האזרחית|Rashut HaTe'ufa HaEzraḥit}}, {{langx|ar|هيئة الطيران المدني الإسرائيلية}}) is the [[civil aviation authority]] of [[Israel]]. Its head office is the Golan House in [[Airport City (Israel)|Airport City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/DynamicCollectors/civil-aviation-authority-contact-en?skip=0|title=Contact Us|publisher=Civil Aviation Authority|accessdate=2023-01-15|quote='Golan House' Building, Golan Street, corner of Negev Street Mailbox 1101, Airport City, Zip Code 7019900}}</ref>

==History==
The Civil Aviation Authority is a [[statutory authority]] which regulates aviation in the country. The former Civil Aviation Administration, which was a department of the [[Ministry of Transport and Road Safety|Ministry of Transport]] was converted into the present authority on May 13, 2005 following the guidelines set forth in the Civil Aviation Authority Law of 2005.<ref>"[http://en.mot.gov.il/index.php?Itemid=36 Home  Authorities  Civil Aviation Authority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102035639/http://en.mot.gov.il/index.php?Itemid=36 |date=2012-11-02 }}." [[Ministry of Transport and Road Safety]]. Retrieved on January 1, 2013.</ref>  Its head office is in the Golan House building in the [[Airport City]] business park near [[Ben Gurion Airport]];<ref>"[http://en.caa.gov.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403:the-caai-relocated-to-new-offices&catid=77:2009-11-24-11-20-55 The CAAI relocated to new offices] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806132752/https://en.caa.gov.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403:the-caai-relocated-to-new-offices&catid=77:2009-11-24-11-20-55 |date=2020-08-06 }}." Civil Aviation Authority of Israel. 2 August 2010. Retrieved on October 2, 2016. "The new address of the CAAI: “Golan House” Golan Street, Hanegev Street corner"</ref> prior to 2010 its head office was on the airport grounds.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20060502041901/http://mot.gov.il/wps/portal/%21ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_64T/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.subject/.c/6_0_4CL/.ce/7_0_659/.p/5_0_5UO?PC_7_0_659_subject=index.jsp%3Fsubject%3DEN_MOT_41 Air Transport]." [[Ministry of Transport (Israel)]]. May 2, 2006. Retrieved on October 2, 2016. "location - Ben-Gurion International Airport"</ref>

Its functions include regulating civil aviation according to laws, regulations, and international conventions Israel is party to, as well as advancing and promoting certain objectives such as: ensuring the utmost level of flight safety and an appropriate level of service from aviation providers, maintaining a safety net for Israeli air carriers, environmental compliance, and the implementation of government policies relating to civil aviation.

One of the authority's efforts included advising the [[Knesset]] during the formulation of the Aviation Law of 2011 (חוק הטיס) – a comprehensive piece of legislation which established a clear legal framework for most matters relating to aviation in the country, which replaced the former set of outdated and sometimes incomplete or conflicting aviation laws and regulations, some of which dated back to [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandatory]] times.

The Chief Investigator's office within the authority investigates aircraft accidents and serious incidents and publishes reports on those accidents and incidents.<ref name=MissionRoleTasks>"[http://en.mot.gov.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=69 CAA - Mission, Role, Tasks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131062401/http://en.mot.gov.il/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=69 |date=2013-01-31 }}." [[Ministry of Transport and Road Safety]]. Retrieved on January 1, 2013.</ref>

Due to the large number of issues caused by communication problems, the CAA has ordered all Israeli pilots to take a test in basic English language comprehension, but the Israel Air Pilots Association objected to this request.<ref>Blumenkrantz, Zohar. [http://english.themarker.com/israel-s-pilots-may-flunk-out-of-the-skies-over-english-test-1.330685?localLinksEnabled=false "Israel's pilots may flunk out of the skies over English test."] ''[[Haaretz Newspaper]]'', 15 December 2010.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Israel|Aviation}}
* [http://en.caa.gov.il Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617171219/http://en.caa.gov.il/ |date=2012-06-17 }}
* [http://caa.gov.il/ Homepage] {{in lang|he}}

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