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I don't get it. Airline workers, Ted Cruz, Mitt Romney and democratic senators are for suspending it, which China, the EU and Australia have already done. Wha

I don't get it. Airline workers, Ted Cruz, Mitt Romney and democratic senators are for suspending it, which China, the EU and Australia have already done. What's going on at the FAA?

tibbydudeza 8y ago
Boeing spends a lot of money on lobbying and the CEO called Trump after his tweet.
- josefresco 8y ago
  I came here to see if anyone was talking about this specific issue and I found your comment (downvoted of course). Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-airlines-trump/trump-spoke-to-boeing-ceo-after-tweets-about-airplane-safety-source-idUSL1N20Z1C3 https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-airlines-trump/trum... Some background: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airlines-trump/ties-between-boeing-and-trump-run-deep-idUSKBN1QT2MQ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airlines-trump/t...
CydeWeys 8y ago
All the listed people are in the legislative branch. The FAA is part of the executive branch. Short of passing a law that grounds the 737 MAX, legislators don't really have a say here. Interestingly, Trump has also come out against the plane, but his uninformed Twitter ramblings are by and large (rightfully) ignored by the executive branch. And he's not against the 737 MAX for valid reasons, but for luddite ones.
- magduf 8y ago
  Yep, Trump says a lot of really stupid stuff (like his comments about the electromagnetic launchers on the new Ford carrier). But in this case, even if his reasoning is stupid, it'd be better if the executive branch actually followed his lead and grounded the plane.
  - CydeWeys 8y ago
    Just happened. Twitter ramblings rightfully go unignored, but a properly filed executive order does not. Trump shares some blame here because he's never had, nor even appointed, an FAA commissioner. Maybe with someone confirmed in charge they would've been more proactive.

I don't get it. Airline workers, Ted Cruz, Mitt Romney and democratic senators are for suspending it, which China, the EU and Australia have already done. What's going on at the FAA?

tibbydudeza 8y ago

Boeing spends a lot of money on lobbying and the CEO called Trump after his tweet.

josefresco 8y ago
I came here to see if anyone was talking about this specific issue and I found your comment (downvoted of course). Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-airlines-trump/trump-spoke-to-boeing-ceo-after-tweets-about-airplane-safety-source-idUSL1N20Z1C3 https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-airlines-trump/trum... Some background: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airlines-trump/ties-between-boeing-and-trump-run-deep-idUSKBN1QT2MQ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airlines-trump/t...

CydeWeys 8y ago

All the listed people are in the legislative branch. The FAA is part of the executive branch. Short of passing a law that grounds the 737 MAX, legislators don't really have a say here. Interestingly, Trump has also come out against the plane, but his uninformed Twitter ramblings are by and large (rightfully) ignored by the executive branch. And he's not against the 737 MAX for valid reasons, but for luddite ones.

magduf 8y ago
Yep, Trump says a lot of really stupid stuff (like his comments about the electromagnetic launchers on the new Ford carrier). But in this case, even if his reasoning is stupid, it'd be better if the executive branch actually followed his lead and grounded the plane.
- CydeWeys 8y ago
  Just happened. Twitter ramblings rightfully go unignored, but a properly filed executive order does not. Trump shares some blame here because he's never had, nor even appointed, an FAA commissioner. Maybe with someone confirmed in charge they would've been more proactive.