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Look at how the story had all but disappeared until there was a non-fatal incident that happened to a US airline. Everyone across the media and anyone from regulators to legislators sprung into action focusing their attention and making demands of accountability.

I have zero doubt that had the door-plug came off the plane on a non-US airline, that excuses would have been made, the usual insinuations about poor quality maintenance, and issues would still be brushed under the carpet.

Likewise, had the first crash been a US airline, I'm sure there would have been an immediate grounding.

Instead, after the second crash on March 10:

> On March 11, the FAA defended the MAX against groundings by issuing a Continued Airworthiness Notice to operators.