Ethiopian airliner down in Africa

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FAA has an express statutory power to reinspect, re-examine, suspend, or revoke any certificate, including a type certificate, where "safety ... and the public interest require that action”. Read about Special Certification Reviews and examples such as MD-11 at https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcont...3&context=jalc.

Hopefully FAA led Joint Authorities Technical Review of MCAS will amount to a multi-national SCR. See https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=93206.

Bad news for Boeing is that MAX grounding is not likely to be lifted before JATR reports in 90 days.