Foreign AOCs based in Australia
What's the general feeling about operators with foreign AOCs setting themselves up and operating in Australia with CASAs blessing. These people are allowed to compete with operators who have ,and continue to jump through CASAs hoops in order to achieve and maintain an Australian AOC. They set up offices in Australia and base crew and aircraft here without the same checks as an Australian AOC holder making it a very uneven playing field. Their crew and maintenance are licenced overseas therefore not subject to the same CASA scrutiny.Meanwhile joe public know no difference to the Aus AOC holders. All this when charter substitution involves all sorts of hassles for AAOC holders.
Any comments