Richard Moriarty, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), will step down from the role of CEO by April 2023. CAA will shortly start the process of identifying Moriarty’s successor and ensure a smooth transition.
Commenting, Moriarty said: “At the end of this financial year I will have served the Civil Aviation Authority for over ten years and I have decided that at this time it will be right for me to step down and start the next chapter of my career. The Civil Aviation Authority is a truly unique organization that achieves amazing things, and I am confident it will continue to do so given the strength of talent and leadership within the organization and the commitment of its people. I intend to take up a new role in the private sector and I also intend to deepen my contribution to the social housing and the charity sectors.”
Sir Stephen Hillier, Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority, said: “On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Richard for his outstanding leadership, hard work, and dedication to both the Civil Aviation Authority and to aerospace through one of the most challenging times in our recent history. Richard will leave a tremendous legacy at the Civil Aviation Authority, not only in the strong values which guide everything that we do, but also in his commitment to making aviation, aerospace, and the Civil Aviation Authority the very best that they can be.
Dame Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport added: “Richard has steered the Civil Aviation Authority through some of its biggest challenges of recent years, including the pandemic and the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history following the collapse of Thomas Cook.”
Moriarty has worked for the UK CAA for over a decade, in senior roles including Director of Competition and Economic Regulation, Director of Consumers and Markets, Deputy Chief Executive, and as Chief Executive for the last five years.