Consider Societal regression and de-evolution as root causes.

FAA has a talent supply/pool problem. By exception the aviation industrys best talent selects other career options other than the FAA.

The FAA doesn't contain the core competencies that industry has. Why would they, they are oversight?Often times (actually in 99% of the cases) Industry is responsible to develop and train the FAA compentency especially on specialized skill sets. They're in no position to be oversight, but other than to be political bobble heads that sway to the breeze that blows. It's blowing a full gale towards Witch Burning at the moment, and so here we are.

How about SWA Leadership heavily shunting development of a modern narrowbody, where's that accountability. Ah yes, years after The Man has his millions and is far removed from the crime scene. Now Herbs airline can't grow. Geez, that is really unfortunate. But I got minez you see.

How about selling jets to countries that have less competence, where the pilot shortage, safety culture, and cockpit authority gradient lines intersected onto crash scenes that couldve been avoided by turning off the autothrottles, autopilot and electric trim systems.

These are the really seemingly difficult politically divisive truths that aren't being discussed.

So here we are.