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Old 4th Feb 2015, 20:56
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Plank Cap
 
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Anonymous alerting to FAA and other regulators....?

RAT 5 you may be correct with your suggestion that the FAA could take note, but a bit like Sprite 1 alludes to above, this has previously failed to attract their attention. It has been reported back by various overseas FAA / CAA authorities that "your own operator has established a Flight Time and Duty programme that has been accepted by your regulator," and therefore by deduction is deemed a non issue.

What is seldom admitted though by the US FAA / UK CAA, is that the aviation authorities in several Gulf countries have insufficient regulatory ability to control those country's airlines. Some suggest in fact the opposite occurs, that the airlines control the regulators. This is particularly apparent in the area of Flight Time and Duty limitations, in comparison with industry standards.......
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