Originally Posted by
fruitflyer
Would you care to elaborate what makes you so sure that the FAA wouldn't precede other airworthiness authorities in clearing the 737 again. Clearly they have shown independence when they grounded them later than their peers.
The difference is that the FAA has made it clear that it is working closely with other certification authorities to coordinate the lifting of the grounding when deemed appropriate.
To then clear the aircraft for a return to service while EASA, etc still had outstanding issues would leave the FAA in a potentially very vulnerable position. It's not going to happen.