Originally Posted by
bluesideoops
I agree that generic corruption etc. ain't just in Africa but this is the first time I have ever heard of an 'independent' regulator imposing this training cost on operators, as a regulator, the job is to regulate, nothing more - I wonder if ICAO know about this?
ICAO only enforce regulations in responsible countries that they know will oblige due to their decent ethical stance like US/EU/ANZAC.
African countries will only oblige if their greasy palms are greased - which ICAO will not do....