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> And I gotta say the worst failings here are with the FAA. The FAA is underfunded to do their job properly. The major consequence of this is that to properly
by asynchronous13 8y ago
> And I gotta say the worst failings here are with the FAA.
The FAA is underfunded to do their job properly. The major consequence of this is that to properly certify the changes from Boeing would have taken a long time. A long time would mean that Airbus would win more contracts compared to Boeing. With a pro-business administration in place, there was significant pressure put on the FAA to complete the certification quickly. They were actively encouraged to outsource safety work back to Boeing's engineers to keep pace on the timeline.
- pathseeker 8y ago>The FAA is underfunded to do their job properly. That's not an excuse to rubber stamp a design.
- asynchronous13 8y agoTotally agree, and that's not what happened. Some of the data that Boeing presented to the FAA was wrong/old.
- mgarfias 8y agoit received its type cert on 8 march 2017. trump took office less than two months prior. i HIGHLY doubt the process happened entirely within that ~ 1.5 months.
- asynchronous13 8y agoTo be clear, I'm not pointing fingers at any particular politics. American government in general is pro-business. That's both good and bad, and this happens to be an example of pro-business policy outweighing safety policy.
- dingaling 8y ago> With a pro-business administration in place The ODA program, devolving certification work to industry, started in 2007 and followed an earlier trial called DSA. Cessna has full type self-certification authority, too, but seem to behave responsibly. Perhaps because the bizjet market is truly competitive and if they are caught taking shortcuts then EMBRAER, Dassault, Raytheon, Bombardier etc will take their customers. Whereas if an airline cancels their 737 Max now, they'll be waiting eight years for an A320Neo