> In October of 2017—six months after the 737 MAX was certified—President Donald Trump signed a law that allows aircraft manufacturers to press the FAA to give

> In October of 2017—six months after the 737 MAX was certified—President Donald Trump signed a law that allows aircraft manufacturers to press the FAA to give them authority over how they certify components considered to be low- or medium-risk items. And if the manufacturers can convince the FAA that something falls into one of those two categories, they could essentially have free rein over how they certify their craft as safe. [0][1] [0]https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/boeing-downplayed-737-max-software-risks-self-certified-much-of-planes-safety/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/boein... [1]https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/boeing-had-too-much-sway-checking-own-planes-faa-workers-warned-1.1230285 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/boeing-had-too-much-sway-checkin...