Weve had preliminary accident investigations and were going to get more data in and let Secretary Chaos process work, Bunce added. What Im sensing, at least over the last week, is that everyone is calming down. We were concerned that the political apparatus would react before they have the facts, Bunce said in this exclusive podcast recorded at the Aero exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germany, this week. And Pete Bunce, president of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, says that may ultimately be a good thing for both the aerospace industry and general aviation manufacturing specifically.

Multiple investigations into two accidents of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft will inevitably focus on a much misunderstood FAA program called ODA for organization designation authorization.