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The FAA's goal is to prevent aircraft related accidents. While you may not agree about the sharpness of their pencils or the color of their uniforms or some ot

The FAA's goal is to prevent aircraft related accidents. While you may not agree about the sharpness of their pencils or the color of their uniforms or some other tangential nonsense, flying is insanely safe in America because of them. They're so good at their jobs, you should be asking what they know that you don't when they make decisions, not trying to correct them.

berkut 7y ago
Historically, yes. There was a reason previously the CAA and EASA were historically happy accept the FAA's certification for new aircraft, on the assumption the FAA were very good at its job. That no longer seems to be the case (given the fact that EASA now want to have their pilots fly the MAX before it returns to service), and there's well documented evidence (many news articles over the past few months talk about this) showing that over the past 10 years, the FAA's budget was drastically cut, forcing them to effectively outsource certification in part to Boeing to "self-certify".
- diminoten 7y ago
  So there have been fatal airline accidents in the past 10 years? Interesting, I guess you're also going to claim they've been hidden and only you have the secret knowledge.
  - kalleboo 7y ago
    Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 were caused by the FAAs failure to adequately regulate the safety of the airplane type.
    - diminoten 7y ago
      Nope, as the FAA has no jurisdiction over those flights. The FAA isn't the global airline police.
      - kalleboo 7y ago
        They are the Boeing police though, which is where they were delinquent in their duties. > The FAA isn't the global airline police. Then why were they on-site in Indonesia doing the investigation?
        diminoten 7y ago
        They aren't the global Boeing police, and doing an investigation doesn't mean you're in charge or capable of regulating the entire planet. But you know all this, and are just being a troll, so I'm done.

berkut 7y ago

Historically, yes. There was a reason previously the CAA and EASA were historically happy accept the FAA's certification for new aircraft, on the assumption the FAA were very good at its job. That no longer seems to be the case (given the fact that EASA now want to have their pilots fly the MAX before it returns to service), and there's well documented evidence (many news articles over the past few months talk about this) showing that over the past 10 years, the FAA's budget was drastically cut, forcing them to effectively outsource certification in part to Boeing to "self-certify".

diminoten 7y ago
So there have been fatal airline accidents in the past 10 years? Interesting, I guess you're also going to claim they've been hidden and only you have the secret knowledge.
- kalleboo 7y ago
  Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 were caused by the FAAs failure to adequately regulate the safety of the airplane type.
  - diminoten 7y ago
    Nope, as the FAA has no jurisdiction over those flights. The FAA isn't the global airline police.
    - kalleboo 7y ago
      They are the Boeing police though, which is where they were delinquent in their duties. > The FAA isn't the global airline police. Then why were they on-site in Indonesia doing the investigation?
      - diminoten 7y ago
        They aren't the global Boeing police, and doing an investigation doesn't mean you're in charge or capable of regulating the entire planet. But you know all this, and are just being a troll, so I'm done.