It´s time BA, Lufthansa and Air France raise the question again to ICAO why it is allowed that the president of an airline is at the same time head of the CAA.
For about the millionth time, he isn't.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is the Chairman of Emirates as well as President of the Department of Civil Aviation which oversees "...the management of Dubai International Airport and its affiliated divisions – the Dubai Cargo Village, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai International Hotel and Dubai Aviation Club." (Quote from DCA website.)
Basically the bunch that pave runways and sell duty-free stalls.
A quick google shows Mohammed Ghanim Al Ghaith as Director General of the UAE GCAA. You know, the regulatory guys.