Originally Posted by AUTOGLIDE
Out of interest,the only airworthiness authority representative monitoring hands on maintenance in the UK I've ever seen was from the FAA. They are here every year monitoring maintenance of US .
Been involved in a few CAA audits & they were frankly a bit of a joke! Items raised by the CAA are answered in the most 'lackadaisical' manner by companies,it seems any old cack washes with the CAA!
The CAA seems more interested in collecting fees than overseeing flight safety as the UK's NAA!
The FAA has the right attitude - hit companies in their pocket ,it is the only thing that has any effect.