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I was a software engineering manager at the FAA for more than six years.

• brazzy 4y ago
  That doesn't make the statement any less ridiculous. What was the ultimate reason for the 737 MAX debacle? That airlines want to save money on type rating training. Look at accident reports, and half the time the airline's safety culture (or lack thereof) is at least a contributing cause. The FAA may be in many ways dysfunctional, but so are the airlines, and it's sure as hell not them who are pushing for better safety standards, it's the FAA and (especially) the NTSB.
  • gnarbarian 4y ago
    point was that if FAA software policies around safety were actually effective we would not have had the 737 max issues.
    • inetknght 4y ago
      On the other hand, if Boeing actually cared about safety instead of profits they wouldn't have done their utmost to hide the fact that they were avoiding the FAA's safety regulations to improve profits.