de facto
A tick in the box maybe, but it must be the correct box, no? As Pace has already pointed out, there have been many attempts to show the superiority of JAA/EASA and they have all failed. It is quite obvious to the unbiased and informed that it is all about preserving European based training that would be lost to the USA due to weather and cost. There is no documented evidence of substandard performace by FAA pilots as compared to JAA/EASA. Or visa versa for that matter.