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> lack of effective oversight Regulators getting cozy with the people they're supposed to regulate happens in every industry, in every country, and... understa
by bambax 3y ago
> lack of effective oversight
Regulators getting cozy with the people they're supposed to regulate happens in every industry, in every country, and... understandably so. Those are people who have the same expertise, same training, who work together all their life.
It may be one of the most difficult problems to solve.
- TaylorAlexander 3y agoI guess the question I would have is: to what degree is this happening in the US versus other places like Europe or China, and what can we learn by examining this in those places.
- Dalewyn 3y agoI would hope FAA learned their lesson after being (rightfully!) publicly humiliated by Trump doing their job better and proceeding to lose their prestige as the leading authority of aviation authorities. But stupider things have happened.
- midasuni 3y agoAre you taking about the executive orders trump signed that reduced FAA oversight? https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/2019/03/18/did-trump-executive-orders-further-weaken-faa-oversight/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/2019/03/18/did-tru...
- Bud 3y agoOr maybe he was talking about Trump nominating a new FAA head who illegally retaliated against a pilot who was a whistleblower at Delta regarding safety concerns. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/business/stephen-dickson-faa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/business/stephen-dickson-...
- atoav 3y ago[citation needed]
- saiya-jin 3y agoIts not "getting cozy", its good old felony called corruption. You can tackle that, its not that hard if done correctly. But one needs to avoid conflict of interest from all angles