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ASSOCIATIONS OF 69
COUNTRIES DELIBERATED
OVER A PROPOSAL TO ICAO
THAT THERE SHOULD BE
LESS STRINGENT STANDARDS
APPLIED TO SMALLER
AND SIMPLER AIRCRAFT
THAN HAVING A ‘ONE SIZE
FITS ALL’ REGULATORY
STRUCTURE THAT APPLIES
TO EVERYTHING FROM A
SCHOOLCHILD’S PAPER JET
TO A GIANT AIRLINER.
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