Originally published at: FAA Proposes $3.1 Million Boeing Fines - AVweb
Agency cites safety violations tied to 737 program in proposed Boeing fines.
$3.1 million is nothing. Considering the lapses revealed at Boeing both through the MCAS debacle and the door plug debacle, a steeper fine would ensure lasting motivation for better QA and oversight would be put into place.
Instead the regulators appear to be impotent at best or bought and paid for at worst; a situation similar to what got Boeing into this mess in the first place. So one can reasonably predict a few efforts at qualitative improvement to be put in place. Then, as attention moves elsewhere, Boeing will return to bad habits.
Perhaps we see an argument for reform at the FAA? We do see a convincing reason to look elsewhere for leadership in aviation.