Interesting to note here is that people have assumed that the JAR OPs approach is the bee all and end all of aviation. Holding a Ghanian licence and having flown under GCAA rules and regulations (which in my view are a mixture of UK and FAA requirements) have never experience a degradation in professional attitude.
But also holding a JAA licence can comment on the fact if you want to break rules be it duty time or maintenance log entries, does not matter what authority regulates you, that can be easily done. Have seen that done both in emerged and emerging nations.
One other comment I would make is that maybe the cost of bringing a company in line with JAR requirements makes them go the cheaper route. For those in Europe just look at the cost of making an amendment to your licence sure you will understand.
