The President, Boeing, the FAA, and What the Heck does Trump Want? In light of the unexplained crashes of two Boeing "737 Max" aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the fleet of these aircraft operating in the United States. This comes days after the planes were grounded in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Experts I have heard on various sources say it's surprising that it took the FAA longer than its counterpart organizations to take action. However, part of the confusion probably can be traced back to President Donald Trump. The grounding of the jets was made by executive order. Trump's executive order was around 2:30 pm Eastern time, and the FAA announcement was around 3:00 pm Eastern time. So did the FAA ground the fleet (that is the FAA's job) or did Donald Trump. A couple of days ago the Trump tweeted this: "Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from M
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