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graeme leggett Silver badge

But those approving the products are not the employees of the manufacturer seeking approval as it seems in the case of Boeing/FAA.

Safety studies etc are paid for by the manufacturer (the alternative could be the manufacturer paying the regulatory body to carry out the testing but as it's an open-ended process I don't see anyone signing up to that) and are generally contracted out to others, so it's a bit more separation there too.

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