FAA Administrator Says Other Countries’ Aviation Authorities Should Accept FAA Certifications The Federal Aviation Administration said it expects other countries’ aviation authorities to accept its certifications, as President Donald Trump threatens Canada over certification of Gulfstream jets. “Our concern is whether or not sufficient resources are being applied to U.S. products equal to the resources that we’re applying to certify foreign products,” FAA administrator Bryan Bedford said on the sidelines of the Changi Aviation Summit on Monday in Singapore. “So, we just want a level playing field.” Bedford said that when the FAA certifies an aircraft, it expects other agencies to accept the certification. “They normally do a validation program and those things shouldn’t take five, six, and seven years,” he said.
