Former Boeing 737 Max chief could face criminal charges - TravelMole


Former Boeing 737 Max chief could face criminal charges

Friday, 20 Sep, 2021 0

Mark Forkner, the former Boeing 737 Chief Technical Pilot is facing an imminent criminally indictment.

Federal prosecutors are expected to indict him for misleading regulators and airlines over the flaws later found in the the Max flight control system.

It is alleged he deliberately withheld information about the new MCAS flight control software

The Deferred Prosecution Agreement claims Forkner and his deputy, Patrik Gustavsson ‘intentionally withheld and concealed from the FAA … their knowledge of MCAS’s expanded operational scope.’

Forkner, who left before the two deadly crashes, refused to cooperate with Boeing and prosecutors during the investigation.

It is unclear if Gustavsson will be charged, although he did cooperate with investigators.

The two deadly 737 Max accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia cost 346 lives.



 

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