Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.
People in the airline industry occasionally and unfairly misdescribe the CAA as the Campaign Against Aviation. While I believe the Civil Aviation Authority could do more to promote the interests of passengers, on the most fundamental metric of all – safety – the CAA has helped keep us safe for decades.
