“So the FAA knows more about the 737-MAX than Boeing?”
Nope. The FAA is run by non-pilots and non-engineers.
It was with approval.
But Boeing is part of the hated "military industrial complex", so verbally defecating on Boeing is OK.
SpaceX is an all-holy private company, so any government action unfavorable to it is demonic. (Never mind all the USAF/USSF and NRO launches ...)
There's a lot of hypocrisy on this forum.
>> Nope. The FAA is run by non-pilots and non-engineers. <<
Back in the day, the FAA used to be 100% former Air Force/Air Corps/Navy folk. Served your time at a Korean War radar installation? Welcome to the FAA, Joe!