employees that seems to be seeking broad information about boeing is delegated authority to certify its own planes. here s how it works. the faa is overburdened, it can t keep up with its workload not the same time, many of its employees who would certify a new airplane do not have the same the same state-of-the-art know-how has engineers employed by the manufacturer. for that reason, bowling and other manufacturers can receive a delegated authority from the faa to conduct the certification inspection of their own planes. the faa gives the certification authority to a limited number of manufacturer employees were checked for their trustworthiness and experience. it is unclear from my source just how legal this is and it appears to be sanctioned by the faa. the issuance of a subpoena suggests there were improprieties. i am told it is not only doj investigating this but also the house transportation committee under new chairman peter defazio who last week promised a tough approach to boe