Question:
If all planes in EASA land are maintained to the same standard (Part-M) and individual aviation authorities are pretty much just rubber stamping what EASA say, why the need for country specific maintenance authorisation / over sight between European countries? Is that not just bureaucracy for the sake of bureaucracy? I can understand it for N reg since its a completely different system, but for EASA signatories? Surely there is scope here for some cost saving (for once) from being part of EASA?