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British airlines forced to fly planes to US for repairs because of Brexit rules
British airlines are being forced to fly planes to the United States for slower and more expensive repairs instead of Europe because of Brexit rules. The UK and EU, despite having largely identical safety rules, have two separate licensing systems for maintenance facilities. Following a two-year post-Brexit grace period which ended in 2023, any UK-registered aircraft cannot be legally repaired at EU-licensed facilities. Now British companies have been flying their planes thousands of miles… (www.msn.com) More...
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The issue is that the EU has not entered into a reciprocal agreement with the UK. I do not know who is to blame. Without that reciprocal agreement, repair stations on EASA are not certified to work on UK registered aircraft. The market in the UK is too small to make it economically feasible for the EASA Repair stations to get a UK Repair Station Certificate which would allow them to work on the UK aircraft.
This article and the comments here are quite hilarious.The article, despite the headlines, is not airlineS. But it is just 1 airline. That too a cargo airline which operates 2 TWO cargo B747s.
It would appear that this airline, One Air, acquired 1 B747 in 2022 & the other in 2023. So, that's after Brexit & after the COVID pandemic. Both aircraft were initially delivered to Air Canada in 1991. And they were in storage after changing ownership several times, Both are 33 years old.
One Air started operations in 2023. Before/after Brexit comparison or COVID pandemic would be blatantly disingenuous.
Never mind, it also doesn't state the timeframe of the costs comparison or the exchange rate used to calculate the difference. Also, there is gap of 2 years between detailed checks. Is it the expectation that costs stay the same between 2 years for 30+ year old aircraft?
As for One Air, a smart way to do this maintenance might be to do it when their operations take them to the USA anyway. So, the timeworn "killing 2 birds with 1 stone" approach. Not rocket science!
All in all, a pretty shoddy piece of journalism that is typical for British media organisations. They have an agenda & they fit the "facts" according to their agenda.
Before EASA came into existence in 2002, there was only the American FAA certification. Did airlines not operate before that? Also, EASA is not free of membership costs even for the countries in the EU. EASA is an unnecessary organisation that merely exists to rubber-stamp FAA approvals & to take over the national certification of individual EU countries.
Every country outside the EU pays for EASA certification & has it own certification & approval process too. Why should the UK be any different? Just because it's NEAR EU? Even Russia is NEAR EU by that logic!
Anyways, carry on.
It would appear that this airline, One Air, acquired 1 B747 in 2022 & the other in 2023. So, that's after Brexit & after the COVID pandemic. Both aircraft were initially delivered to Air Canada in 1991. And they were in storage after changing ownership several times, Both are 33 years old.
One Air started operations in 2023. Before/after Brexit comparison or COVID pandemic would be blatantly disingenuous.
Never mind, it also doesn't state the timeframe of the costs comparison or the exchange rate used to calculate the difference. Also, there is gap of 2 years between detailed checks. Is it the expectation that costs stay the same between 2 years for 30+ year old aircraft?
As for One Air, a smart way to do this maintenance might be to do it when their operations take them to the USA anyway. So, the timeworn "killing 2 birds with 1 stone" approach. Not rocket science!
All in all, a pretty shoddy piece of journalism that is typical for British media organisations. They have an agenda & they fit the "facts" according to their agenda.
Before EASA came into existence in 2002, there was only the American FAA certification. Did airlines not operate before that? Also, EASA is not free of membership costs even for the countries in the EU. EASA is an unnecessary organisation that merely exists to rubber-stamp FAA approvals & to take over the national certification of individual EU countries.
Every country outside the EU pays for EASA certification & has it own certification & approval process too. Why should the UK be any different? Just because it's NEAR EU? Even Russia is NEAR EU by that logic!
Anyways, carry on.
Actually it applies to "any UK-registered aircraft". To make the ramifications more understandable, they describe the implications for one example, in this case One Air.
But this sentence is pretty clear: "Following a two-year post-Brexit grace period which ended in 2023, any UK-registered aircraft cannot be legally repaired at EU-licensed facilities."
But this sentence is pretty clear: "Following a two-year post-Brexit grace period which ended in 2023, any UK-registered aircraft cannot be legally repaired at EU-licensed facilities."
You have no clue what you are talking about. But sure, carry on, like all the other fools who voted for Brexit. ð¤£ð¤£ð¤£
So tell us oh wise one..
Old people think it was a good idea It was not wise
Trump reinforces support for Brexit and praises UK’s outgoing May
Kevin Liptak
By Kevin Liptak
While he professed to be wary of taking opinions on Britain’s internal matters, Trump predicted Brexit would and should happen – and said May had “brought it to a very good point where something will take place in the not too distant future.”
“This is a great, great country and it wants its own identity,” Trump said. “It wants to have its own borders. It wants to run its own affairs. This is a very, very special place and I think it deserves a special place.”
Share of people who think Brexit was the right or wrong decision 2024, by age group
Published by D. Clark, Jul 4, 2024
As of February 2024, a significant majority of young Britons thought that leaving the EU was the wrong decision, with 70 percent of 18 to 24 year-old's and 66 percent of 25 and 49 year-old's regretting the decision. By contrast, 56 percent of those aged of 65 thought that Brexit was the right decision.
Trump reinforces support for Brexit and praises UK’s outgoing May
Kevin Liptak
By Kevin Liptak
While he professed to be wary of taking opinions on Britain’s internal matters, Trump predicted Brexit would and should happen – and said May had “brought it to a very good point where something will take place in the not too distant future.”
“This is a great, great country and it wants its own identity,” Trump said. “It wants to have its own borders. It wants to run its own affairs. This is a very, very special place and I think it deserves a special place.”
Share of people who think Brexit was the right or wrong decision 2024, by age group
Published by D. Clark, Jul 4, 2024
As of February 2024, a significant majority of young Britons thought that leaving the EU was the wrong decision, with 70 percent of 18 to 24 year-old's and 66 percent of 25 and 49 year-old's regretting the decision. By contrast, 56 percent of those aged of 65 thought that Brexit was the right decision.
So Britain does no trade with the EU since they're so close to them? Because they refused to pay the danegeld to Frau Von der Leyen, then Brits will be made to pay the consequences.
