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The High Court refused an application by a skydiving club and its director seeking to quash inspections, findings, and corrective actions imposed by the aviation authority following two unannounced ramp inspections of the club's parachuting operations. The court found that the authority had proper legal jurisdiction to carry out such inspections, that the inspectors acted lawfully and reasonably, and that the applicants' refusal to cooperate, based on a perceived right to delay by waiting for a legal adviser, was unfounded. The court upheld findings that the club failed to provide appropriate checklists and up-to-date charts, and that the grounding of an aircraft and the provisional suspension of the director's pilot licence were justified. Communications by the authority with a foreign regulator about the pending suspension were also held to be appropriate. The application for judicial review was refused in its entirety.
judicial review – aviation regulation – ramp inspection – skydiving operations – pilot in command – competent authority – checklist compliance – grounding of aircraft – pilot licence suspension – civil aviation – aviation safety oversight – non-commercial operations – Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 – EU Regulation 965/2012 – EU Regulation 2018/1139 – fair procedures – refusal of relief
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