Just to say
The expected "shake-up at the FAA", has intimations of politics and surprises. It doesn't take a too clever chap to notice how some heavy hitters got slapped recently. The System is a good one; not perfect, it has vulnerabilities and can be "flexible" in areas that are less than flight critical. When one party to a human enterprise feels slighted and has a "weapon" to retaliate, mischief and "punishment" can occur, even going public. I've seen obviously unairworthy aircraft returned to service when a ferry permit should have been rendered; "When one party to a contract has information that is material to the performance and execution of Same, and does not disclose, it is a species of Fraud."