That doesn't make the statement any less ridiculous.
What was the ultimate reason for the 737 MAX debacle? That airlines want to save money on type rating training.
Look at accident reports, and half the time the airline's safety culture (or lack thereof) is at least a contributing cause.
The FAA may be in many ways dysfunctional, but so are the airlines, and it's sure as hell not them who are pushing for better safety standards, it's the FAA and (especially) the NTSB.
On the other hand, if Boeing actually cared about safety instead of profits they wouldn't have done their utmost to hide the fact that they were avoiding the FAA's safety regulations to improve profits.
What was the ultimate reason for the 737 MAX debacle? That airlines want to save money on type rating training.
Look at accident reports, and half the time the airline's safety culture (or lack thereof) is at least a contributing cause.
The FAA may be in many ways dysfunctional, but so are the airlines, and it's sure as hell not them who are pushing for better safety standards, it's the FAA and (especially) the NTSB.