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isolationism - the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.

Interesting article from Bloomberg, that should be forwarded to Murky while he plots with Aleck more O&O retrograde steps to the ASRR recommendations... : 

The FAA's downgrade didn't come as a surprise.

Photographer: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images

Making Southeast Asia's Skies Safer 

 

Isolationism & being left in the wake? - Part II

Continuing on the liberalisation of the SE Asian Aviation industry:

South East Asia Aviation: What You Need to Know

December 16, 2015 by Guillaume Dupont

The liberalization of ASEAN’s aviation sector will be a major catalyst for the region’s economic growth by 2030 – Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysian Minister of Transport

 
Again we are in very real danger of being locked out of a huge growth market.

Whether this future liberalisation of the ASEAN countries develops to a point of common rules, regulations and enforcement (i.e. a common regional regulator) remains to be seen. They already have some excellent common workable rule sets (NZCAA & Singapore CAAS) readily available and that have been adopted by several nations in SE Asian & Pacific regions. So it is not much of a stretch that a regional overseeing body, along the lines of the EU Commission, could be set up in fairly quick order.

On the subject of the EU Commission, it would seem that despite individual European Country agreements (e.g. France), Australia is not seen as a high priority for the EU (reference from 2015 EU Commission - An Aviation Strategy for Europe):

The Commission:

 

·         Recommends to the Council the issuance of authorisations to negotiate comprehensive EU-level air transport agreements with the following countries and regions: China, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Mexico and Armenia;

 

·         Recommends that the EU negotiates further bilateral aviation safety agreements with important aeronautical manufacturing nations such as China and Japan;

 

·         Proposes to launch new aviation dialogues with important aviation partners such as India;

 

·         Will negotiate effective fair competition provisions in the context of the negotiation of EU comprehensive air transport agreements and consider measures to address unfair practices from third countries and third country operators;

 

·         Proposes to publish interpretative guidelines on the application of Regulation 1008/2008 with respect to the provisions on the ownership and control of EU airlines to bring more legal certainty for investors and airlines alike.

    
And on the subject of broad adoption by EU countries of a common regulatory philosophy & rule set, see links here - Proposal for a revised aviation safety Regulation  

..Safety and consideration for environmental protection are pre-requisites for a competitive aviation sector. With the aviation traffic in Europe predicted to reach 14.4 million flights in 2035 (50% more than in 2012), the Commission's objective is to make sure that the system continues to maintain the current low number of accidents, allowing the EU aviation sector to safely grow in the future and thus to contribute to its competitive edge. For this purpose the present initiative proposes to introduce a risk and performance based approach to safety regulation, close existing safety gaps, and better take into account interdependencies between aviation safety and other technical domains of regulation such as aviation security or environmental protection.

While aviation safety is the principal objective of this proposal, it is not the only one. This proposal must also be seen in the context of the Commission priorities of fostering jobs and growth, developing the internal market and strengthening Europe's role as a global actor. This initiative aims at contributing to a competitive European aviation industry and aeronautical manufacturing which generates high value-jobs and drives technological innovation. It will create an effective regulatory framework for the integration of new business models and emerging technologies. In particular this initiative proposes to create a Union framework for safe integration of unmanned aircraft into the European airspace.

This proposal also responds to the calls from the Member States, industry and airspace users for a more proportionate and flexible approach to safety regulation and to eliminate rules which can stifle entrepreneurship with too prescriptive requirements. It notably proposes to introduce a scalable framework which recognises the differences existing between the various sectors of civil aviation and the risks involved therein. This approach is expected to benefit the whole aviation sector in the Union and will be particularly suited to the needs of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)...

I know it is only rhetoric but you do get the impression they are not empty words.

For those interested the EU SSP: Report: The European Aviation Safety Programme  

Meanwhile in Dunce-unda land we have to listen to the 19th Century platitudes of Oliver Skidmore-Twist, Harf-wit, Beaker and the miniscule, each of whom is being craftily manipulated by the Grand puppet-master Murky Mrdak - UFB!


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