Boeing And The FAA

This is not a good look. Looks like regulatory capture.

I’ve always thought it was a bad idea to let Boeing have a monopoly on American air transports, and this is probably one of the consequences.

[Wednesday-morning update]

Some aviation-safety experts have been predicting this sort of “automation surprise” for years.

I think part of the problem is that pilots don’t fly the planes any more; they manage them.

[Bumped]

The Media Lied, Their Credibility Died

I favored the removal of Saddam Hussein, but I thought that the Bush administration Charlie Foxtrotted the aftermath, particularly with regard to fecklessness with the mullahs. But I was also continually annoyed by the “Bush lied, people died” mantra (not to mention the “War for Oil” nonsense). The only reason WMD was even an issue is that Tony Blair demanded UN approval, which couldn’t be attained without it. Anyway, Ari Fleischer sets the record straight (again).

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