The simple fact is that if either of these were true - - a US airline was involved in the accident, esp on US soil - a non-US company was the manufacturer the

The simple fact is that if either of these were true - - a US airline was involved in the accident, esp on US soil - a non-US company was the manufacturer then the FAA would've grounded the plane almost immediately instead of publicly declaring it was safe, which was obvious nonsense. In addition, US media made fun of other countries for grounding the plane. The whole thing just shows how biased FAA/US govt has been.