The U.S. and China aviation agencies have signed an agreement that works to validate each country’s regulatory standards on airworthiness of flight systems.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it has inked the Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness with the Civil Aviation Administration of China in efforts to enable both authorities to utilize each other’s approvals on design, production and airworthiness.
Applications for validation of aviation products may be submitted by both authorities under the IPA amid challenges in globalization.
The agreement is anchored on the compatibility between FAA and CAAC certification systems and serves to realize arrangements under the U.S.-China Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement created in 2005 and the certification strategy refresh of FAA’s aircraft certification service.
