Boeing Had Too Much Sway in Vetting Own Jets, FAA Was Told

Corporate America is getting the government they are paying for. They refuse to pay taxes, but make contributions (bribes) to get their way.

The Supreme Court ruled that money is 'speech'. And it talks louder in the halls of Congress than anywhere else.

What does FAA stands for?

Can I please be in charge of auditing my tax returns?

And this is news?? After the Beech 1900 crash in Charlotte in 2003 it was determined that the pitch trim had been rigged incorrectly during maintenance. It was also dertermined that the 1900 maintenance manual was incomplete, confusing and basically inadequate in its description of the rigging procedure. The FAA, on cue, expressed astonishment of this fact. This was the “FAA approved” maintenance manual, yet they were shocked that it was so poorly written. Anyone who has used any Beech manual has seen the exact same thing. “FAA approved” means the manufacturer put together something, hands it to their FAA rep, who promptly deems it great and give it the FAA seal of approval. It could be the instructions for assembling a bookcase from Ikea, but as long as the company says it’s the info needed to maintain the aircraft, the FAA is happy. Until people die, then the FAA gets grumpy because they look incompetent. The fact that the certification process works the same way is no surprise.

Partial quote from ref story : "In recent years, the FAA has shifted more authority over the approval of new aircraft to the manufacturer itself, even allowing Boeing to choose many of the personnel who oversee tests and vouch for safety. Just in the past few months, Congress expanded the outsourcing arrangement even further. "

BOEING CHOOSES THEIR OWN SAFETY EVALUATORS. Looks like a bunch of FAA guys back in DC with Rubber Stamps in hand, poised to bless whatever Boeing does, on Boeing's fast schedule. INCREDIBNLE conflicts of interest. Under this scheme, FAA folks are little more than Federal paid cheerleaders.