WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation

Administration and European Union Aviation Safety Agency on

Thursday said they would boost collaboration on new airplane

certification following a two-day joint meeting in Washington.

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said the agencies want over

the next decade to establish a "unified strategic direction

based on information sharing and collaboration with our

international partners will meet the needs of our global

aviation system of the future." The FAA and EASA pledged to

"deepen proactive collaboration on certification activities."