CHANGE ON WAY PROMISES EU
01 Jul 2013
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"Change is on the way' promised senior European Union officials at a seminar staged by the International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (IAOPA).
European Commission and EASA officials were given a rough ride by general aviation owners and pilots in front of MEPs at the meeting recently.
Matthew Baldwin, the EC’s Director of Aviation, Filip Cornelis, Head of Aviation Safety at the Commission, and Jules Kneepkens, EASA’s Head of Rulemaking, were among those who were made to feel uncomfortable as the finger of blame was pointed at them for the parlous and declining state of the GA industry in Europe.
The seminar, called ‘Connecting Europe through General Aviation’, was facilitated by ALDE, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe, and was chaired by German MEP Gessine Meissner.
Both Gessine Meissner and IAOPA Senior Vice President Martin Robinson stressed that the purpose of the seminar was not to attack EASA or the European Commission, and while the frustration of the industry was evident, the discussion was never allowed to get personal.
The senior EU officials present promised that ‘change is on the way’. Whether it will be profound enough, or will come quickly enough, to save general aviation as we know it remains to be seen.
Read a detailed report of the seminar here.
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