Originally Posted by
mad_jock
... I wouldn't mind betting already there is lobbying going on in the US to ensure it doesn't go through whatever they decide at the conference even if they do actually agree for a 1 to 1 swap which I don't think will happen.
MJ,
Why do you believe the FAA does not want an FCL bilateral agreement? The current JAA->FAA process is pretty simple and the Canadian bilateral seems even more straight forward. The previous Congress was very protectionist in certain areas, but the FAA (who needs to do the agreeing of any annex) had come up with a sensible BASA. Which was approved as soon as a more pro business Congress came into power. The issue of FCL has very little downside from the FAA perspective.
I can understand why Europe might want a complex process as they seem to have an economically uncompetitive training environment and protection rather than reform could logically be the strategy of choice.