Posted on 09/17/2021 4:37:14 AM PDT by WhoisAlanGreenspan?
Federal prosecutors are preparing to criminally charge a former Boeing pilot who is suspected of misleading regulators about safety issues during the approval process for the troubled 737 MAX, according to a new report.
Mark Forkner, Boeing's 737 MAX chief technical pilot during the aircraft's development, could face charges in the next few weeks, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.
Prosecutors have been probing whether Forkner intentionally lied to the Federal Aviation Administration about the nature of new flight control software on the jet, which suffered two deadly crashes within months, killing 346 people.
Forkner's attorney David Gerger did not immediately respond to an inquiry from DailyMail.com early on Friday.
Gerger has previously said that his client would never intentionally hide a safety issue.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Flight testing is a team effort requiring input and analysis of hundreds if not thousands of people.
The data are analyzed by several tiers of people. The result are compiled and jointly reviewed by Boeing and FAA representatives in the air worthiness certification process.
The bottom line is no one person has the power to do what they are charging this guy with.
Yup.🤔
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