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The conflict of interest is high. Yet FAA thinks this is okay.

No, because you're leaving out context.

They abide by this, due to a limited budget, and no ability to hire, train, and maintain such capabilities.

Amd I'm willing to bet politicians on both sides of the coin have contributed to this.




Also many Americans - including many here on HN - reflexively oppose regulation. That's one reason regulator's budgets are cut (and now GOP-appointed judges are hamstringing the 'administrative state). And then when a private business does something wrong, the same people ask, 'where are the regulators'?


From 2016 [1] to 2023 [2], the FAA's budget went from $16.2 billion to $24.0 billion, an increase of 48% against a CPI increase of only 26%.

[1]: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/miss...

[2]: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2023-03/F...


Yup.

> reflexively oppose regulation

"Regulations" is just a scary word for "rules".




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