F.A.A. Audit of Boeing’s 737 Max Production Found Dozens of Issues

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F.A.A. Audit of Boeing’s 737 Max Production Found Dozens of Issues
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They are audited by FAA "compliance officers" who conveniently are employees of the company they are auditing. No conflict of interest at all

Base pay $25,000
Performance related bonus per quarter:
0 issues found: $25,000
1+ issues found: $0

That's absolutely insane...why is it not a requirement to have audits performed by a third party, or the FAA themselves? This is laughably ridiculous, especially for an industry that claims to be focused on safety and quality.

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That's bullshit. FAA audits some things, but quality audits are third party. Here it's usually SAI global.

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