The collective concerns raised on this Thread about AAA as a ‘fit-for-purpose’ Air Academy should not be addressed to its CEO but to CARC. This aviation regulatory commission certified AAA (AAC No P.S.C. 05) and, as a result, CARC remains duty bound to ensure that AAA operates safely within the scope of its own certification requirements.
However, CARC, in its present form, is not in a position to do so. Just a quick look at its web site will show that it’s riddled with inconsistencies; the Commission attempts to make regulatory references within its own documents that then do not exist. Furthermore, a quick search will show that the mainstay of CARC’s regulations have been ‘cut and pasted’ from FAA regulatory manuals - which become inconclusive in their cross-referencing when CARC attempts to apply these regulations for its own purpose. This is not an unusual practice in Jordan – so, until this is resolved, CARC will remain a commission that has no effective regulatory powers within State.
Not surprising then that when a CARC representative visits one of its certified training establishments to conduct an audit, its certification is not withdrawn when the academy breaches standing regulatory requirements that would normally apply to FAA and JAA approved flight schools. To do so, would expose all of CARC’s shortcomings as a National Aviation Regulatory body.
Once CARC achieves its goal, it will be better placed to audit academies like Ayla, which in turn will serve to realise the expectations of those students who have invested time and money to become commercial pilots.
CARC’S Goal: To achieve world’s best practice in aviation safety, security, environmental, and aviation economic regulation, independently enforcing civil aviation regulations but doing so in ways that are consistent, fair and transparent, and that show flexibility, good judgment and accountability. The CARC additionally aspires to be a leading aviation regulator within the Region.
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