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Was this aircraft even under FAA jurisdiction? I thought the FAA only had jurisdiction over airline flights to and from the US.
by wtvanhest 8y ago
Was this aircraft even under FAA jurisdiction? I thought the FAA only had jurisdiction over airline flights to and from the US.
- rootusrootus 8y agoFAA absolutely has regulatory authority over plane manufacturers in the United States, regardless of where their aircraft are flying.
- XMPPwocky 8y agoIs this written into law, or is it "well, you at least need a ferry certificate for anything built in the US, because what're you going to do, push it onto a barge?"
- pintxo 8y agoDoes it matter? We are talking about type approvals here. And this type is also sold in the US.
- XMPPwocky 8y agoMy question is "is it illegal to manufacture an airliner in the US without FAA approval, providing it's never actually flown in the US?" It's somewhat abstract, but it's an interesting question to me, which is why I asked. Does the FAA's authority to regulate aircraft construction come from Congress specifically delegating authority over aircraft construction to them- or does the FAA only effectively have the ability to control construction because they can prevent the aircraft from flying in US airspace?
- pintxo 8y agoI have no knowledge about the actual process, but can only assume that everyone is allowed to build a plane. But flying it is ~probably~ hopefully the thing that‘s regulated.
- Svip 8y agoCertifying aircraft is a long and expensive process. So generally speaking, aviation authorities 'share the burden' by relying on each other. By the same token, the FAA will take an EASA certification of an Airbus aircraft as valid without much additional checking. FAA's reputation alone was good enough for other aviation authorities to accept its certification of Boeing's MAX 8, which is why the FAA matter despite happening way outside its jurisdiction.