The real battleground: decisions, not safety
Officially, certification is about safety.
Strategically, in this case, it became a tool of economic and political leverage.
A Strategic Intelligence consultant would have immediately identified:
- the mismatch between stated safety concerns and underlying economic objectives;
- the risk of regulatory weaponization;
- cascading effects on leasing, insurance, and asset valuation.
Without intelligence, actors reacted defensively.
With intelligence, they could have acted proactively.