Spero di non essere OT ma questo e' un estratto dei colloqui di questi giorni tra EASA e EU Commission a Bruxelles relativo alle licenze di volo e al loro riconoscimento!
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Here is the answer that Jim Higgins got to his parliamentary question
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Can the Commission confirm that EASA, in its opinion to the Commission, is suggesting that from 2012 anyone who is domiciled in Europe can only fly if they have a valid European licence? I understand there are more than 10 000 Europeans holding a third-country licence and that in order to continue flying they will need to convert to the EASA Part FCL Licence after implementation (April 2012) of the new system. The financial impact will be huge, particularly for those who hold an instrument qualification. They will have to re-sit a number of exams and do a flying course prior to being confirmed as ready to take the flight test. Is the Commission concerned at such a recommendation? What is the Commission’s view on the recommendation?
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Answer given by Mr Kallas on behalf of the Commission: Regulation (EC) No 216/2008adopted by the European Parliament and Council requires pilots residing in the European Union (EU) and involved in the operation of an aircraft into the EU to comply with the European licensing requirements. Those requirements may be satisfied by the acceptance of licences issued by third countries in case of operating non‑EU‑registered aircraft.
After extensive consultation with all stakeholders the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has made a proposal (opinion) to the European Commission on pilot licences issued by third country authorities, which reproduces largely the standards commonly applied in Member States and developed previously by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). This opinion also contains a proposal for the acceptance of licences issued by or on behalf of third countries, including a proposal for the conversion of third country licences issued in compliance with ICAO Annex A. This proposal will be further discussed in the framework of the EASA Committee meeting in December 2010.
Beyond the current proposal for third country licence conversions, the recognition of non-EU licences could be simplified in case bilateral safety agreements between the EU and third countries are put in place. Such agreements have already been reached with the United States, Canada and Brazil.