Originally Posted by
diver858
I am not nearly as pessimistic; coming up with a solution for such an obvious issue should be straightforward, with a relatively easy, quick fix. FAA / NTSB are likely dragging their feet, applying maximum possible pain and suffering on Boeing, airlines will likely start pushing back when it is seen as grandstanding.
My next flight is in late February, cautiously optimistic it will be on the currently scheduled MAX9.
Very doubtful that the FAA is dragging their feet. If no other issues were discovered in the inspections of other aircraft, it would make far more sense that this was a one off problem. Given that many other aircraft have issues too, trust with the whole manufacturing process is broken. If Boeing and their suppliers can't build and inspect in accordance with their own specs, how can any airline or the FAA trust that other problems were not overlooked? Thus it has become a much bigger and time consuming issue.
Short of sending all new build Max's to the recycler, the FAA is going to have to check every step of the process, all the sign offs for each plane, and see where the points of failure are and then recommend solutions. That is not something that happens in a matter of days.