I don't agree.
The FAA people in Europe have hit FAA A&Ps and AIs pretty hard when irregularities have come to light. I know of an IA who has been banned several times, over some years, for signing off stuff which allegedly he should not have. That terminates your income, basically...
They have also busted FAA repair stations over here.
The UK CAA does virtually nothing.
Lots of people don't like the FAA regime for lots of reasons. Usually it is something to do with axe grinding. The flight training business doesn't like it. Anybody making money out of paperwork doesn't like it, because of the more streamlined route on mods. Various bitter commercial and ex commercial AOC pilots don't like the FAA route because of some rogue operators which, it is erroneously believed, can exist more easily on the N-reg. I am sure MJ will be along in a minute
