Wed, Aug 13, 2003
The General Aviation
Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has now publicly voiced its
opposition to the European Joint Aviation Authority's (JAA)
proposal to require all European corporate aviation operators to
register with their National Aviation Authority.
GAMA, formally commenting on a JAA Advance Notice of Proposed
Amendment (A-NPA), stated that given the fact that corporate
operators have a long history of safety excellence and do not offer
air transportation to the public, formal registration of flight
departments is unnecessary and places an unjustified economic
burden on operators.
The A-NPA, designated JAR OPS-2, would require corporations with
a European operating base to register with their National Aviation
Authority (NAA) as a non-commercial operator. The proposed
regulation defines an 'operating base' as "any location where
operational control of flights is exercised, including scheduling
and flight planning."
"While GAMA is encouraged that the JAA is introducing standard
operating rules for non-commercial European operators, we are
concerned that the definition of a European operator in JAR OPS-2
is vague, and could apply to almost any corporate flight
operation," said GAMA President and CEO Ed Bolen.
"The broadest interpretation of the proposed rules could force a
U.S.-based company with European sales offices, flying U.S.
registered aircraft, to register its flight department with the JAA
and be subject to unwarranted regulation and inspection," said
Bolen. Under the JAA rulemaking process, the final rule could be
published in as little as 90 days.
[The rule, as proposed, is intrusive, expensive to administer
from the standpoint of both the operator and the taxpayer; and it
would have little or no effect on curbing possible terror activity
or promoting safety. Unintentional violations could also bring
stiff penalties under recent legislation --ed.]
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