Two Executive Orders signed by President Donald Trump, that require the FAA to cut regulations further, may have tipped the balance by diminishing FAA authority and focusing the agency on working against its principal aim. This process will result in a more effective use of FAA and Applicant resources with a systems approach to oversight focused on risk based areas. In 1991, the Secretary of Transportation chartered FAA ARAC (Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committees) as a way for aviation organizations to take an active role in the drafting of major regulatory issues. This move may have tipped the balance, with the FAA forced to put the interests of business ahead of aviation safety. It also sent a message that the FAA’s scope of authority to ensure aviation safety was limited.

Source: Forbes March 18, 2019 11:03 UTC