This started last month when Southwest was fined for flying planes that missed inspections. Congress started bashing the FAA and airlines, led by democrat Representative James Oberstar. Now the FAA is flexing its muscles to show it does not march in lock-step with the industry. Since this is an election year, look to Congress, which is starting to get bashed by flying constituents, to start bashing the FAA about flexing its muscles in an overreaching manner, resulting in some return toward normalcy.
Question: When was the last maintenance-related commercial plane crash in the U.S.?