Originally Posted by
deltahotel
It's nothing to do with 'sly Keir and his government', rather the sh!t Brexit deal negotiated by, among others, Shapps because EASA has an E at the beginning. Remaining within EASA was always an option. And why should EASA/EU care anyway? And even if there was recognition there are still the 'right to live and work' hurdles to clear. For clarity, yes I think mutual recognition would be a good thing, staying in EASA would have been a better thing but we are where we are. My experience of working with mainland Europeans and their view of Brexit is mainly a shrug of their shoulders and a sense of bemusement and them getting on with their lives.
We might be where we are but we shouldn’t settle just because the hurdles seem too large. This Brexit mess has cost me personally £1000s in dual licences and tests etc. The while separation is completely illogical and in all honesty it shouldn’t actually be about just rejoining EASA… EASA needs to step forward and the current / old authority system needs to be dismantled. The fractured nature of European aviation regulation and even unions is why certain airlines are able to suppress wages and push training costs from the type onwards into aspiring pilots who by CPL (APS MCC) have already paid their dues.
The fractured nature of the current system also raises concerns on regulatory capture of these authorities by airlines with a lot of money and power… the fact that the U.K. CAA for instance allow a particular airline to fly non G-reg out of UK bases permanently while other airlines have properly split their fleets says a lot and that’s just a clear influence we can see.