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points by LastTrain 1 day ago | 0 comments

The presence of bureaucracy doesn't mean safety isn't the main consideration, it also isn't a given that bureaucracy is a negative in this instance. The safety record speaks for itself: you are safer in a commercial airplane than just about anywhere else you can go.

[–] lp92 1 day ago

And yet with the 747MAX we saw that bureaucrats at the FAA were heavily influenced by Boeing.

[–] throwaway173738 1 day ago

The adage is that “you can’t test quality into a product.” The FAA stands as a final test that you attempted to rigorously engineer for safety, but that is no substitute for a company culture that prioritizes safety. It’s like when you release a bug to production and you turn around and blame QA. Yes they missed it but so did you.