Originally Posted by
Joe le Taxi
Gertrude - Practically no one here wants Brexit, but we are where we are, and on both sides, we'd like the respective aviation authorities to be allowed to work towards some sort of resolution. For Brussels to step in to block this process out of pure spite, is petulant and beneath contempt (and in the end will bite them in the arse, for the reasons the Times article explained).
Thing is, EASA couldn‘t begin any talks, even if they wanted to, as EU rules, voted on by the UK, do not allow that. What many do not grasp, and what is truly different from the UK system, is the fact that the EU is a heavily rule based thing. Same as most central european countries as well to be honest. And EASA can talk with third countries on a business to business level, but the agreement that allows such talks has to be voted on by the european parliament (and most probably every local one) before that can happen. And since the UK is not a third country yet (it will be on march 30th 2019), there can be no such agreement unless there is a separation agreement and after that an agreement on future relations, which might include stuff like a common aviation market or limited open sky agreement. However, it will be very challenging indeed to get that even before the end of the transition period, especially so as the separation agreement talks are not going well.