The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) is the UK

United Kingdom

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 organisation which regulates, audits and assures all aspects of military aviation.

The MAA was created on 1 April 2010 as a result of the recommendations of the Haddon-Cave Review into the crash of RAF Nimrod XV230 over Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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 in September 2006

Principal Personnel

The MAA is led by the Director-General

Director-general

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, currently Air Marshal

Air Marshal

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 Tim Anderson, with two principal deputies:

• Operations Director - Rear Admiral
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   Simon Charlier
• Technical Director - Air Vice-Marshal
  Air Vice-Marshal
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  Charles Ness