Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Cane, your comments remind me of a conversation I had with a small carrier. According to the airline, it kept its pilots for six months, on average, before they were recruited by a larger airline. He didn't see how he could recruit enough pilots to be able to maintain service. The only solution was to reduce the service offered, that is to say to reduce the number of flights. He was unable to provide the desired level of service because of the new rules and the current pilot shortage.
My question is about regulations.
Generally speaking, we understand that everyone wants the best possible safety. When it comes to enforcing regulations, is the need to distinguish between small and large carriers understood?
Do you have any examples of rules that are not exactly the same for small carriers as for large ones, or are the same rules generally applied, regardless of the size of the company?