Originally Posted by
infrequentflyer789
Would be wrong target - UK govt has, I believe, already stated it wants UK to stay in EASA. Of course that is not something within the UK's power to grant, would be more sensible to pressure those who can grant it.
Well, the UK government knows the ways to be a member of EASA obviously, and that the EU does not want a bespoke agreement or cherry picking. So by choosing which aims to follow they implicitly have the power to get that or not. But of course, you are right as well, that the other side could do it out of the goodness of its heart if they want to, which however is not in the guidelines the negotiator was given by the european council (minus the UK obviously).