As you are there Dozywannabe ...
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Originally Posted by dozy
while the BEA is independent it can only issue reports either if invited to do so
by who exactly ?
Doze
I doubt you need me to tell you that. They are involved by default when an accident or incident occurs to a French-registered aircraft, over French territory or if the aircraft was built in France. In the first and third cases, they are usually guests of the host investigating agency if the accident happened overseas. Sometimes they are called in by other countries' agencies as an independent assessor.
They are not exactly involved by default .. BEA go into action at the request of the Department (Minister) of the French transport as this governement branch is the real boss of the BEA