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Old Apr 19, 2019, 8:04 am
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Originally Posted by mduell
Aside from maybe some podunk countries who don't build aircraft making some bluster, I don't think anything substantial is going to happen here.

Other than EASA, no other regulator is even in the same league for being able to evaluate aircraft certification. And neither they, nor the next most capable countries, are going to do anything to upset their reciprocity agreements.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-can...ts-11555579802

"Aviation regulators in Canada, Europe, China and Brazil previously indicated they would conduct their own safety reviews of the software fix to the automated flight-control system—known as MCAS—instead of accepting the FAA’s analysis and decision to require only interactive and self-instructional training on laptops or other electronic devices."
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"The situation marks a sharp departure from tradition. For decades, major safety decisions by the FAA affecting American-built aircraft were routinely embraced by foreign counterparts. Trust and cooperation have frayed following the second of the two recent 737 MAX crashes."
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