Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
Wait, isn’t Boeing just going to self-certify that everything is A-OK? Or does the FAA suddenly have the necessary staff?

It is going to be more of the same with the revolving door effect. The only difference being if there is another incident with the MAX then both Boeing and FAA are in serious trouble.
Which leads to the question - can you ever (re-)design a perfect aircraft especially one as troubled as the MAX?