Posted on 06/29/2019 7:01:32 AM PDT by rfmadjr
(WIkipedia...."During the certification process, the FAA delegated many evaluations to Boeing, allowing the manufacturer to review their own product.[48][49] It was widely reported that Boeing pushed to expedite approval of the 737 MAX to compete with the Airbus A320neo. That aircraft hit the market nine months ahead of Boeing's model.")
Article excerpt... ...During his time as President of the United States, Barack Obama promoted the sale of Boeing planesincluding the 737 Max 8 planesaround the world.
In November 2011, in Bali, Indonesia, President Obama announced an agreement between Boeing and Lion Air.
"For the last several days Ive been talking about how we have to make sure that weve got a presence in this region, that it can result directly in jobs at home," Obama said. "And what we see herea multibillion-dollar deal between Lion Airone of the fastest-growing airlines not just in the region, but in the worldand Boeing is going to result in over 100,000 jobs back in the United States of America, over a long period of time."
"This represents the largest deal, if Im not mistaken, that Boeing has ever done. We are looking at over 200 planes that are going to be sold."
In September 2014, Obama met with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia at the White House.
"Were strong trading partners," Obama said. "And most recently, Boeing has done a deal with Ethiopia, which will result in jobs here in the United States."
"I'm expecting a gold watch from Boeing at the end of my presidency because I know Im on the list of top salesmen at Boeing," Obama said at an export forum at the White House in September 2013.......
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Correction:
If there is any merit to the claims that FAA relaxed the rules as a presidential favor, it deserves an investigation: People died, unlike collusion...
Damned apple spellcheck/small screen...
Agreed on both, btw.
obama did all this just for a headline and hundreds died.
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