Newbie question: Question on PAL regulatory compliance
The US FAA rates Philippine carriers as Cat 2 because of noncompliance with minimum safety standards - is this because the Philippine regulators (which interact with the FAA) can't verify the existing records of the airlines which would otherwise indicate their compliance, OR is it because the carriers, in this case PAL, are actually noncompliant?
The exodus of aircrew discussed in this thread suggests the latter - but I am new to the industry - any ideas from the graybeards out there?