Washington | The muddled response by US regulators and the Trump administration to the safety risks of the Boeing 737 Max is raising fresh doubt about the international airworthiness not only of a jetliner – but also of American leadership.

Across the globe, the US Federal Aviation Authority for decades represented the gold standard for air safety – a regulator whose decisions, particularly on American-made aircraft, boosted the confidence of plane travellers in New York, Miami and Los Angeles as well as London, Rio de Janeiro and Beijing.

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