Obviously EASA makes it harder to action change because it means another party to satisfy. There is more flexibility in the relationship than is commonly believed though and despite initially being very slow off the mark to deal with EASA there is now more of an opportunity to change things than there was previously.
To be fair to the CAA they are doing things and getting changes made with EASA as well as being supportive in areas close to me! One was the change on 3rd country commercial licence holders to 2015 and they are continuing to be a support so hopefully there are possible changes with EASA and the Commission in a number of areas
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