This is just so stupid, bureaucracy for its own sake.
No it is protectionism and artificial job creation, to the detriment of the whole aviation community.
...one of the first items we discussed was 'grandfather rights'
Mmmm. Did you discuss grandfather rights for 3rd country ICAO license holders too ?
I hope the
transport committee sees the lunacy of it all and gives the EASA FCL proposal the shaft it deserves.
It's still not too late to write to Brian Simpson and tell him what you think. You can also see them live this afternoon when they discuss the highly needed 50 extra jobs at EASA + the well justified budget increase of 5.7%