How the FAA must step up to protect Americans | By Justin T. Green for CNNOpinion
Justin T. Green is a CNN aviation analyst and an aviation lawyer at Kreindler & Kreindler LLP.
We have enjoyed living in the safest time for aviation travel in history, and Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration deserve much of the credit for that. The recent crashes of two Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes, however, demonstrate that aviation would be even safer if the FAA acted more swiftly and decisively after an airline disaster to address identified safety hazards.
The FAA could make everyone safer if it fulfilled its duty to independently confirm the safety of new designs rather than over-relying on manufacturers to certify their own aircraft.Justin T. GreenLion Air Flight 610 crashed on October 29, 2018, taking 189 lives.
Report: Off-duty pilot saved Lion Air flight day before crash 01:54The FAA has increasingly delegated its duty of certifying aircraft designs to aviation manufacturers. The FAA relies on aviation manufacturers because they have the technical knowledge and experience necessary to understand complex aircraft designs and because the FAA lacks the resources and expertise necessary to conduct the reviews on its own.
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