Originally Posted by
waterskisabersw
Many things can be true. They probably have nothing to do with each other. The FAA is trying to show that they're being a good watch dog.
But where there's smoke there's likely fire and there have been a multitude of regulatory concerns at Boeing and an even greater multitude of production quality issues, not just with the MAX. And there have been many articles about how the FAA shirked its duties.
After a while, you stop trusting that your baby won't just throw their toy on the ground as soon as you give it to them, and you just stop giving them the toy.
Don’t disagree with that. I think you can have greater oversight without kicking the can down the road in re:certification. You can reduce production rates and have inspectors doing surprise inspections until QC meets govt approval. You can also certify a variant thats been in operation for years. All a moot point since Boeing withdrew the appeal…. Their C-suite needs to give Wall Streeg the finger and invest in making sure they quit staying out of the news.