Very interesting article, very realistic.
A group of eight major European flight training and type rating training organisations have jointly signed a letter to the
European Aviation Safety Agency protesting about its current notice of proposed amendment to the existing JAR flightcrew licensing (JAR FCL), which would radically change many of the ground rules defining how a training organisation must conduct its business to be approved to train pilots for an EASA licence.
Just as expected.
Moxham adds: "I have also to question whether this should be considered a European or a North American problem, or whether it is a worldwide situation. I do not believe any country is immune since all rely on international travellers. Emirates may be booming, but if things get tight in Europe then their load figures will inevitably decline - the same applies elsewhere.
I don't agree with these sentences.
It is clearly a North American problem resulting in some slowdown worldwide... in the scheduled airline operations of course.
I don't agree with the Emirates situation as it is going to benefit and see figures go up in the event of a decline in Europe. Simply because they will be offering the cheapest longhaul flights, via Dubai thanks to their A388's and oil they buy at 30$/barrel.
Also, there's plenty of other jobs available in the world and unfortunately that is not illustrated in the article. Alot of general aviation jobs available out there.
Otherwise I agree that the big picture is that mainline airlines flying scheduled flights have a slight surplus.
The MPL is an issue.
It is time that FAA and EASA come forward with one license for the whole western world and progressively as other States reach their standards, include these States into their alliance.