Ohs noes, not someone citing a conservative economist. Prepare, John, to be put in the boo box for not venerating Karl Marx and Antonio Gramsci.
Great to see a streamlining of the certification process for PMA parts and new innovations available for 50 year old technology. What used to take months, not takes years. Unless you’re Garmin or Boeing and can self-certify. Well… Boeing as as much after the Max issue.
You can if you look at changing policy/action/direction as a first step.
Given that there exists, now and in the foreseeable future NO computer or AI device that can replace the human brain for decision-making (this applies to piloting, too), and intuitiveness, the FAA has to hire people to run and manage the National Airspace System. The airlines are good at trying to stuff 10 pounds in a 5 pound sack, but that is detrimental to safety. The system is currently overbooked, and only more people and more runways will increase safety and efficiency. Throwing money at the problem is the only way.
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I agree. But I wonder about the con job the FAA used to get everyone equipped with ADS-B. That was supposed to be the cure all for capacity issues. I would prefer the additional money budgeted be used to restore or greatly improve existing services (registration, pilot, and other airman, technical and medical certification, air carrier oversight). These are the reasons for FAA existence. Let’s fix these before putting more responsibilities on.