I agree with your view on training, but that does not apply to this situation. The FAA has no control over training standards at foreign carriers. I actually think the FAA is doing a great job with regard to training. The new extended envelope training, upset training, CRM, and encouragement to hand fly are all things that make it less likely for the same thing to happen to a US crew.

While this accident proves that well trained pilots are valuable, it also uncovered a design flaw and problem with the certification standards. The FAA and Boeing can’t fix the training, so they can only address the design and process.

Having a 737 fall out of the sky every year is bad for Boeing and bad for the FAA. Telling the rest of the word to make better pilots will only cause the US to give up influence in the international aviation community.