On: China orders its airlines to suspend use of Boeing...

[pedrosorio]

> The article implies that this is the Chinese government's way of signalling itself as a separate world aviation safety authority besides the FAA

Are you implying that before this "signalling" the FAA was a "world aviation safety authority" and furthermore the only one?

[United857 → pedrosorio]

Of course, it's not the only one. But in practice, the FAA (along with its European equivalent, the EASA) are widely "trusted" by the rest of the world, meaning other countries will usually adapt their directives -- especially where safety is concerned.