Originally Posted by
cashash
But as you pointed out - half the 737Max fleet already have CofA's and have been in service. If you are saying that he problem is so serious that those aircraft cannot fly because of it then by all logic that must also apply to all 737NG's. The only way I can see them getting around the issue of the 737NG fleet is to deem the 737Max a different type and so require certification under present day standards (which the wiring no longer meets).
However if they did decide that the 737Max was a completely new type and the present design did not meet todays standards then would Boeing have a financial claim for loses against the FAA, as the FAA have already approved the design albeit using their flawed approval process.
The congress report said that safety concerns were raised within the FAA but overridden by more senior FAA officials. This may be one of the concerns.
My part of the World we would use a word corruption in that report.