If by "involvement" you mean the opposite, sure.
The government approved the merger.
The government allowed Boeing to run with minimal FAA oversight.
I'm speaking of their commercial aviation side, not the military/space stuff.
The government approved the merger.
The government allowed Boeing to run with minimal FAA oversight.
I'm speaking of their commercial aviation side, not the military/space stuff.
I agree with both of your points, the government should never have allowed the McDonnell Douglas merger (I assume that's what you mean) and I can't possibly agree more that the FAA's "self certification" regime was a hilariously bad concept which was made worse by their implementation.
The government hasn't been involved, that's the problem. We elected people who want to deregulate everything and this is what we get.