CAR and IAA regulatory functions to be amalgamated

The Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has announced that the functions of the Commission for Aviation Regulation and the regulatory functions of the Irish Aviation Authority are to be amalgamated with the new National Transport Authority which is be established shortly. The NTA will come into being once the Public Transport Regulation Bill is signed into law. The Irish Aviation Authority will in future concentrate it's activities on the provision of Air Traffic Control services. It would appear that the Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Dept. of Transport will be unaffected by the establishment of the NTA.