Despite increased scrutiny of FAA’s influence over the Federal Aviation Administration’s (Boeing) approval of its 737 Max aircraft, Jeff Guzzetti, former accident investigation director for the regulator, has said the relationship between the two is likely to remain fundamentally the same. The Boeing does not possess the manpower or budget to handle all regulatory work in-house, so has to rely on FAA to self-certify its own plane systems and technologies, according to Guzzetti. There are currently three separate panels looking into the Boeing’s certification process.
Despite increased scrutiny of Boeing’s influence over the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval of its 737 Max aircraft, Jeff Guzzetti, former accident investigation director for the regulator, has said the relationship between the two is likely to remain fundamentally the same. The FAA does not possess the manpower or budget to handle all regulatory work in-house, so has to rely on Boeing to self-certify its own plane systems and technologies, according to Guzzetti. There are currently three separate panels looking into the FAA’s certification process.