Seems all is normal in Africa....
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
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Thoughts on the Cause of Present Discontents (1770) Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797)
A couple of years ago, a B737 crew picking up their company aircraft out of Peru, saw that the plane beside them had the same registration number painted on the side, and took photos.
Photos were supplied to SACAA on their return by accounts, but nothing happened. At same time, another B737 with SA registration was operating without approval for a Peruvian company, no crew approval/oversight/maintenance approval etc. After a number of years, appears that the wheels are turning and the authorities are starting to be aware of the consequences. That aircraft has been parted out in the USA and so all of the components are now suspect.
Multi registration? there is at least one group of "gentlemen" out of the USA that have been falling between the chasms of the regulators flying DODgy aircraft, DODgy parts and DODgy pilots for years in africa, making a mockery of any group trying to do things properly. Abuse affects all in the industry, directly or indirectly. FRAUD affects responsible operators who are unable to compete while being compliant with those who disregard the law. It places at risk passengers, crew, cargo, and 3rd parties of loss up to loss of life. It blackens the industry's reputation, including those that attempt to do an honest job.
Is there any merit in notifying on open forums? maybe, maybe not. The global regulators appear to be indifferent to any response, but being aware of abuse of the system and not providing that information makes the person with that information just a little bit morally culpable for the outcome, IMHO. Certainly, hard to take moral high ground if you are aware of behaviour and take absolutely no action to bring it into the light.
I can attest that getting regulatory response to even blatant abuses and actions that recklessly endanger public is a long and mainly frustrating road. Having said that, it is not always without appropriate response, there are individuals in many CAA's that are angry with their organisations responses, and need the evidence of malfeasance to gain leverage against those in their path stonewalling response.
Providing that information makes the difference.
Happy to continue the fight, but give the evidence of any rebirthing/multiple registration, false/missing crew licenses, etc.
PM if preferred, just need the evidence.
Some action is underway, but it will be a time before people are held to account for their actions. Your choice, be part of the solution or part of the problem, but if you are dismissive of the effectiveness of response, don't assume to hold any moral high ground.
"Perpetrators, collaborators, bystanders, victims: we can be clear about three of these categories. The bystander, however, is the fulcrum. If there are enough notable exceptions, then protest reaches a critical mass. We don’t usually think of history as being shaped by silence, but, as [Irish] philosopher Edmund Burke said, ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Henrik Hudson School District Library Media Centre. (pronounced Burke to be an "English" philosopher....)
Another apt (but out of context comment) by Burke was:
"There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue."
Observations on a Late Publication on the Present State of the Nation (1769)
The deathly silent response to inaction by the relevant CAA's on those abusing the industry doesn't say much for our "profession".