Commenting on Moriarty’s appointment, Dame Deirdre Hutton, chair of the UK CAA, said: "Richard is an extraordinarily able leader and we are very pleased to confirm his appointment to the chief executive role.
"During two distinct periods working at the CAA, Richard has increasingly shown just what an able leader he is, perhaps no more so than during the time when Monarch Airlines went into administration.
Meanwhile Paul Smith recently joined the association as its new consumers and markets director.
He joins from the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), where he has been the head of policy since January 2016.