Originally Posted by
skylark-flier
If I might, I'd like to comment on just this one point that has been brought up over and over. Would anyone expect ANY company/organization to certify/sanctify/qualify/whatever ANY product they didn't sponsor? IE., would you expect GE to honor a warranty for a product built by Ford?
To me, "no" is the proper answer.
They're not sponsoring the aircraft, merely administering the program that checks them.