Originally Posted by
shortfinals
The I'd say that the CAA's relationship with EASA is an issue that ought to be up for consultation, but it isn't mentioned among the suggested areas that questions might probe.
There are three questions that provide an opportunity to probe the CAA's relationship with EASA and more importantly ICAO:
1 To what extent do you agree or disagree that the CAA has the appropriate technical capability to make sound regulatory decisions?
2 To what extent do you agree or disagree that the CAA is appropriately structured to fulfil its functions / organised to fulfil its functions and why?
3 To what extent do you agree or disagree that the CAA is able to anticipate future regulatory requirements for the sector and prepare new regulatory frameworks in a timely fashion and why?
There have been a number of comments on PPrune over recent years relating to changes at the CAA and whether they are technically competent and adequately equipped to carry out their statutory duties. Not withstanding Brexit, both CAA and EASA regulations have to implement the ICAO SARPS therefore they should not be significantly divergent in any way. These questions provide the opportunity to comment fully on these relationships.