I agree. I think the FAA failed in it's mission also.
which is extremely sad because it was really hard won.
classic story of gutting a gov organization, and regulatory capture.
i know some really good people at faa and the situ makes their blood boil. mine too.
Even with the two MAX planes that went down, fatal crashes are enormously rare (for Airbus/Boeing/CRJs/ERJs). This one is only getting so much attention because it was that extraordinarily rare "design defect" rather than a maintenance issue or pilot issue.
> https://www.thedailybeast.com/pilots-complained-to-feds-abou...
More specifically, the complaints reportedly referenced issues pertaining to a takeoff “autopilot system” and situations where the plane is “nose-down” while trying to gain altitude. One pilot reportedly wrote that it was “unconscionable” that Boeing and federal authorities allowed pilots to fly the planes without fully describing how the 737 Max 8 was different than other planes. “The fact that this airplane requires such jury-rigging to fly is a red flag,” the same pilot wrote.