Once upon a time I would agree with your assessment, however I would think that recent events, since the termination of QA auditors who were identifying non compliant (and I think I am being very generous in terminology) fabrication of the fuselage barrels of the B737NG's and the abject underwhelming response of the FAA, highlights the fact that both Boeing and FAA are at best resting on their laurels.
On August 21, 2006, Sky News alleged that Boeing's Next Generation 737s built from 1994 to 2002 contained defective parts. The report stated that various parts of the airframe produced by Ducommun were found to be defective by Boeing employees but that Boeing refused to take action. Boeing said that the allegations were "without merit".[9] However, a one year investigation by Al Jazeera's People & Power series in 2010 questions the safety of some structural parts in 737s.[10]
Are Boeing's Big Jets Safe? [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums
FindACase™ | United States ex rel Smith v. Boeing Co.
FindACase™ | United States ex rel Smith v. Boeing Co.
Flight Risk | Mother Jones
On a wing and a prayer - People & Power - Al Jazeera English
http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealsco...0_04022008.pdf
Contractor Case - Federal Contractor Misconduct Database - POGO
Flight Risk - Mother Jones - Nbr. 306 - Author: Kaplan, Sheila - Id 62717043 - vLex
Internal Boeing Documents Support Whistleblower's Allegations: Aircraft Quality Control Problems Cited
http://pogoarchives.org/m/tr/faa-boe...t-20000211.pdf
DoD IG Report on Audit of Boeing Spare Parts Contracts (May 2011)
Boeing asks for media contacts from former workers in whistle-blower case / LJWorld.com
USA is hardly the poster child for jurisprudence... even with the greatest sympathy for 9/11