It could be seen as a loss of face for the Chinese given they deem FAA certification a key rite of passage for what will be the first domestically built jet to enter commercial service.

Greg Waldron

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A formal investigation will need to be conducted into this new crash. It's important not to speculate as to its causes. A final, conclusive report has yet to be issued in the case of the Lion crash.

A suspension in China is very significant, as this is a major mar... by Greg Waldron

A suspension in China is very significant, as this is a major market for Boeing.

Opening up will especially benefit China's tourism, emergency medical services and pilot training sectors, which operate light aircraft and helicopters.

I doubt they will let people get into their aircraft and fly off without approval like in Australia and the U.S. This is still China and there will still be restrictions.

The markings, engineering, and tooling apparent in this debris strongly suggest that it is aerospace related.

Given the effort and prestige China is pouring into the C919, getting FAA or EASA certification is a definite requirement both for the image of the program and the ambition to garner foreign sales, we don’t know if and when the Chinese authority will apply to us for a certification.

The real key to finding out what, exactly, happened to MH370 is finding the debris field in the seas west of Australia ... Debris such as the flaperon can only increase our understanding of the last seconds of the flight.

It's too early now to speculate on whether it was an issue with t... by Greg Waldron

It's too early now to speculate on whether it was an issue with the aircraft or crew.

One individual with a life jacket does n’t tell much, it could be a person who thought that the plane was going down and put the life jacket on. I really don’t know what to make of it.