So, our beloved congressman from Indianapolis thinks he is an expert on aviation now, because he got put onto the committee for some reason. He thinks this gives him a reason to speak about something for which he has absolutely no understanding.
The narrative is that EVIL BOEING made an unflyable airplane and tricked the innocent FAA into signing off on it. So the obvious solution to government failure is more government. The FBI is investigating the FAA, and the FAA is investigating Boeing...Who knows why this makes any sense.
Meanwhile foreign governing bodies such as EASA (European FAA) have also signed off on the aircraft as being OK, but then also claimed to be tricked.
While it is obvious to me that regulating bodies don't actually do anything to increase safety, the reaction of governing officials is more Federal scrutiny.
If you never want to fly in a new airplane again, this is a great way to go about it. Additionally, it's going to cost a gazillion dollars to fly anywhere, as the cost of a new plane is going to skyrocket due to all the new regs that are going to come down from on high.
In the aviation industry, we have known since its inception that the FAA is useless, but we've all put up with it. Now they're going to continue to be useless, but also a much larger pain in the ass.
The narrative is that EVIL BOEING made an unflyable airplane and tricked the innocent FAA into signing off on it. So the obvious solution to government failure is more government. The FBI is investigating the FAA, and the FAA is investigating Boeing...Who knows why this makes any sense.
Meanwhile foreign governing bodies such as EASA (European FAA) have also signed off on the aircraft as being OK, but then also claimed to be tricked.
While it is obvious to me that regulating bodies don't actually do anything to increase safety, the reaction of governing officials is more Federal scrutiny.
If you never want to fly in a new airplane again, this is a great way to go about it. Additionally, it's going to cost a gazillion dollars to fly anywhere, as the cost of a new plane is going to skyrocket due to all the new regs that are going to come down from on high.
In the aviation industry, we have known since its inception that the FAA is useless, but we've all put up with it. Now they're going to continue to be useless, but also a much larger pain in the ass.