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FAA faulted for outsourcing 787 safety checks to Boeing
"In a 2011 review, the inspector general of the Department of Transportation found the FAA in one case delegated some 90 percent of the determination for regulatory compliance for new aircraft design to outside representatives. The Inspector General’s Office would not identify the company, but the report focused on Boeing, Cessna Aircraft and Bombardier-Learjet."
FAA faulted for outsourcing 787 safety checks to Boeing | Boeing news | The Seattle Times
Few people realize that years ago, most of the US Govt agencies went to self-certification...
The EPA allows chemical companies to self-certify their chemicals for hazardous properties and effects on humans and the environment.
Makes sense, right?
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