Anyone want to talk about why this seems to be so complicated, this so called investigation , so the IAA reads PPRuNe and starts an investigation,
The key to understanding this lies in understanding the role of the IAA. In order to do so, you must first bin any preconceptions you may have, perhaps formed by knowledge of other authorities, as to their role. Rather than effectively regulate FR, and others, their role is simply to collect all those lucrative fees from FR, and avoid at all costs upsetting the applecart, as to do so would risk MOL running off to Latvia to register all his aeroplanes. Now and again if something gets a little too public, like in this case, they must put on a show of investigating, all the while remembering where MOL has threatened to register the aircraft. Don't think effective regulation, think more the muppet show.
