Originally Posted by
LarryJ
That is difficult to do when each country regulates its airlines separately. Even with ICAO standards, not a single country is 100% ICAO compliant.
I have no specific knowledge of the regulation of non-US airlines. My comments are all with regard to US airlines.
That emphasises my point - DOT regulations will only scratch the surface as they have no effect on most of the world's air travel. ICAO (per your example) would cover a much larger percentage, even if not 100% and would therefore be much more suitable. There may be something even better not mentioned yet.