§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list, by grade, the number of staff employed(a) in his Department and (b) in the Civil Aviation Authority who have responsibility for administering the requests for leasing of aircraft. [26913]
§ Mr. NorrisFour administrative officers in the Department's international aviation negotiations directorate have day-to-day responsibility for processing aircraft leasing applications as part of their duties. However, more senior officers in the directorate give final approval.
The economic regulation group of the CAA advises the Department on all lease applications except for substitution flights. This accounts for a small proportion of the overall work of three staff graded JMG1, JMG4 and JMG7.
The safety regulation group of the CAA is responsible for issuing safety approval for leased aircraft. Administering lease applications involves two staff, one leasing co-ordinator and one assistant leasing co-ordinator.