In a position paper sent to the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) ECA cautions against certain aspects of the future new Multi-Crew Pilot License. This MPL license will reduce drastically the cost and the time needed for training airline pilots. In its position paper ECA reiterates in particular its demand for an effective Monitoring Body piloting the introduction of the new licenses.

This Body must be operational as soon as possible and be more than a toothless paper tiger. Given the many unanswered questions related to this new type of pilot license, a cautious, step-by-step approach, and a continuous monitoring are necessary to ensure that aviation safety levels are not compromised.

For details, please see ECA Position Paper (Aug. 2006) - PDF