> It's time for the Feds to insist that Boeing return to developing aircraft in an adversarial manner,
Generally speaking, the government cannot maintain a staff of aerospace engineers since they would rapidly fall behind industry engineers, you know, actually building airplanes with current materials.
However, the FAA could pay for engineers to provide oversight and also test pilots. Either group would have caught the MCAS issues.
Most FAA oversight has always been paperwork-related. You don't need to be a pilot to be an FAA employee.
Generally speaking, the government cannot maintain a staff of aerospace engineers since they would rapidly fall behind industry engineers, you know, actually building airplanes with current materials.
However, the FAA could pay for engineers to provide oversight and also test pilots. Either group would have caught the MCAS issues.
Most FAA oversight has always been paperwork-related. You don't need to be a pilot to be an FAA employee.