On leaving th EU we automatically become a third country. That is a consequence of Article 50. Anything more than that needs to be negotiated,
I expect the EU would rather like us to remain part of EASA. However, for that to happen we would have to accept ruling of the ECJ, which at present is still one of Mrs May’s Red Lines.
The UK has been one of the biggest contributors to EASA both financially and (human)resource wise... It is very sad that the people who helped building it now have to leave.. Besides the ECJ you also need to contribute financially to EASA and for that you need: a deal... So yes it will be a mess.. Think about all the spare parts that will be without certification, simulators that are no longer certified, manufacturers that cannot deliver their final products... Nothing thought through by the politicians
