Originally Posted by
Good Business Sense
....... unfortunately, most are not going there anyway - most are offering any day, any time, any destination, overnights etc etc - "just ask" - to me that's a commercial charter but the UK CAA and EASA don't agree - after the first Wingly crash the courts will decide.
I would 100% agree with you in that case- "just ask" is basically an open invitation to potential customers. What is the point in paying all the additional insurance and regulation fees associated with Certification if they can just 'wing (ly) it'. Also, in the event of an accident, there'd be no formal structure to investigate- no directors going to prison for corporate manslaughter. The only paper trail would be £20 notes. Maybe this investigation will trigger a clamp down on cowboys flying commercially under the guise of GA.