If the CAA had any evidence of wrong doing they would have complained to the IAA long before now and there is a clear system in place for such things.
With nothing to complain about then why would the CAA have any interest in taking on MOL directly on a regular basis.........could it be money or could it be the case that from most of the recent grumblings eminating from Senior CAA personnel I believe that they are despirate to retain some form of empire in the face of the growing European Regulatory System that will leave them powerless?
Can the CAA force pilots with IAA issued JAR licenses to transfer to the UK?
Can the CAA force EI register aircraft onto it's register while ignoring N registered?
Can the CAA do anything about a FTL scheme that complies with JAR-OPS?
I think that the answer is No, No, No.
With higher corporate taxes in the UK not to mention all the other extra costs Ryanair would be mad to move to the UK. It would however benefit from the sh1te labour laws in the UK and would love to have everyone desperately trying to work well beyond the time directive max hours on a minimum wage just so that they can pay the mortgage.
Irish people don't put up with such cr@p and they will tell you so. British people are institutionalised into such ways and will work their socks off for peanuts - if the image is OK.
The head of BA - the UK's flagship carrier, the head of Ryanair the UK's biggest (low cost) carrier and the head of the CAA are all Irish men from the Republic. Should it not be that case that the IAA should simply take over all UK aviation.
Regards,
DFC