The Australian Airports Association (AAA) has advocated expanding the CASA board from five to eight members.
The recommendation is one of 11 contained in the AAA's submission to the Aviation Safety Regulation Review (ASRR).
According to the AAA, extra members are needed to inject some industry know-how into the CASA board.
"The AAA recognises that the present board is comprised of respected and notable individuals, but industry is concerned about the lack of airport management knowledge and experience on the CASA board," the submission says.
"The board should be made up of industry experts representing a wide cross-section of aviation and business involvement who do not have any conflicts of interest.
"In the development of policy and processes the practical implementation of safety regulation is an important consideration. The inclusion of board members that have practical industry experience is important.
"The size of the board needs to be increased to allow greater representation and input from industry. The current size and structure of the Airservices Australia board is a model that could be adopted by CASA and would allow for better cooperation between safety agencies and industry."
The CASA board was established in 2008 after a senate inquiry in the administration of CASA amid fears the regulator was too close to the industry, lacked adequate governance and the pace of reform was too slow. Current members are:
- Dr Allan Hawke - public administrator
- David Gray - former Boeing director
- Helen Gillies - lawyer
- Trevor Danos - lawyer and economist
- John McCormick - CASA Director of Aviation Safety