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Re:China orders its airlines to suspend use of Boeing 737 Ma... by pbhjpbhj on Monday March 11, 2019 @12:03PM (#19359964)
I'd have thought the UK government [and others in The West] had the ability to legally compel airlines not to fly particular models of aircraft?

If not, then the Chinese system would appear to be superior as safety can trump commercial considerations then.

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Re:China orders its airlines to suspend use of Boeing 737 Ma... by alistairSH on Monday March 11, 2019 @12:55PM (#19360519)
FAA certainly can do so. Either by decertifying a pane, or issuing various air worthiness directives or other instructions.
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