The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s successful push to have noncritical safety enhancements added to the Boeing 737 MAX fleet in the coming years underscores the already powerful agency’s growing influence.

What remains to be seen is whether it is a sign that regulators are sharing a more collaborative leadership role or taking potentially disruptive positions of independence.

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