re: Brutal article about Boeing

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What was amazing to me is the FAA inspectors overseeing the Max were employed/paid directly by Boeing! FAA allowed a policy of delegation where Boeing could employ full time inspectors to go over menial certs. That program morphed into a monster where those minor inspectors evolved to certify entire aircraft rubber stamping every change

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I was very surprised to learn about this. I don't see how a Boeing employee can just flip a switch and wear an FAA hat for a while then revert right back to being a Boeing worker.

Beyond that I've worked with Boeing engineers off-an-on for over 30 years. They've all been really good people. But they had their "Diversity Wheel" back in the 90s. It's a company that's lost its way.