drflight
Mr Karran: Eaghtyrane, thanking the Shirveishagh for his reply, would he not agree that the whole
principle of these questions has purely been not just about the 14 hours, but making sure that we do not have
operators being able to use the most lax rules, as far as safety is concerned, to provide commercial services from our Airport?
What is clear is that Mr Karran is unfamiliar with ICAO fifth freedom rights. I think the operator in this case may well be found wanting regarding its AOC operations, however to comply with ICAO agreements, a 'foreign' operator can operate into other states that have different rules e.g. FTL's etc. The government clearly understand this hence the correct response to the five questions of 'none'. Mr Karran needs to direct his fire at any
AOC holders at fault, and their national regulatory bodies. He also spectacularly misses the point that UK regs allow a 'foreign'14 hour duty crew to operate within UK airspace under ICAO rules. What he is proposing will make no difference whatsoever to a 'foreign' operator operating legally within the ICAO framework.