Originally Posted by
songbird29
Ouf,
A few factual corrections though.
Belgium and west-West Germany did handover their airspace in the early 70ties but the Netherlands hesitated, to say it mildly.
Hurray!
Germany did not appear to hand over airspace soverignty in the case of the mid-air collision in southern Germany. Firstly, the controller had no licence to operate aircraft in German airspace. Secondly, there were no government to government agreements in place for mutual recognition of medicals, licences, safety management systems, operating procedures, regulation blah blah blah. Thirdly, the German courts awarded damages to BTC for the loss of their aircraft. Fourthly, the "Allied Powers Agreement 1953" seems to have been lost.
Having interviewed Herr LBA in relation to licences to operate as a Maastricht controller, it would appear that they all needed German licences as well as Eurocontrol licences.
When you look at the legal agreements and regulation of Maastricht, you find as many holes as Swiss Cheese. And you know what Prof James Reason said about that.