> Not only did he quit his VP job when he saw these safety problems
Agree, great guy, putting his ethics ahead of his career
> but he went around giving interviews about them
Hmmm, gets a bit murky here. If he wanted to save lives, there's a very clear path to alerting the FAA. But he didn't do that. This sounds a bit more like he was trying to save his career. Which brings in question why he quit in the first place, and how voluntary that was to begin with.
> If he wanted to save lives, there's a very clear path to alerting the FAA.
Is there? I doubt you can just call up the FAA and be like, "hey, my former employer is going to get people killed." The FAA will naturally call the employer and the employer will naturally defend themselves, calling the ex-employee a kook.
You probably need to generate awareness of the issues in public and show the FAA you're not the only engineer who thinks those practices are unsafe. Then, and only then when you have some accredited clout behind your accusation, can you start holding the FAA's feet to the fire for inaction. And after that, maybe they will investigate.
Color me skeptical that this would carry any weight against Branson, Musk or Bezos. That's just my perspective from the last decade as government agencies appear reluctant to act against the wealthier businesses without significant public support.
Agree, great guy, putting his ethics ahead of his career
> but he went around giving interviews about them
Hmmm, gets a bit murky here. If he wanted to save lives, there's a very clear path to alerting the FAA. But he didn't do that. This sounds a bit more like he was trying to save his career. Which brings in question why he quit in the first place, and how voluntary that was to begin with.