Boeing test pilot under investigation for Boeing 737MAX disasters: he allegedly deceived the authorities
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas sent an indictment to the former Boeing chief technical pilot. The charge is that it tricked the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Aircraft Evaluation Group into the evaluation process of the Boeing 737 MAX, all in order to reduce development costs for the company, basically ignoring essential structural problems of the company. 'airplane.
The pilot, Mark A. Forkner, 49, would therefore be at the basis of a fraud that has caused hundreds of deaths around the world.
As stated in the indictment, Forkner provided the agency with substantially false, inaccurate and incomplete information about the new flight controls for the Boeing 737 MAX, a system called the Manovring Features Augmentation System (MCAS). Due to his alleged deception, the key document published by the FAA AEG would have no reference to the MCAS. In turn, aircraft manuals and pilot training materials for US-based airlines would have no reference to MCAS, depriving pilots of essential information to be able to operate aircraft safely.
“ Forkner allegedly abused its position of trust by intentionally concealing critical information about MCAS during the FAA evaluation and certification of the 737 MAX and from customers of US-based Boeing airlines ,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Department of Criminal Justice. Division. “ In doing so, it deprived airlines and pilots of crucial information about an important part of the plane's flight controls. Regulators such as the FAA play a vital function in ensuring the safety of the flying public. For anyone intending to criminally obstruct the function of a regulator, this accusation makes it clear that the Department of Justice will prosecute the facts and hold you accountable "
So a dishonest test pilot would have caused the fall of the Lion Air 610, killing 189, and the Ethiopian Airline 302, killing 157. Two disasters that then led to the withdrawal of the flight authorization for the Boeing 737MAX with enormous damage for airlines and aeronautical companies. Forkner is not, however, the only responsible for sure: behind there is the greed of a business system willing to make profits at any cost.
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