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Former Boeing 737 Max Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

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Re: Former Boeing 737 Max Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

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Post by smackeyacky »

markus_zhang wrote: post #2

Well let's hope that some C-Suite got punished.

The C-suite will be punished with a bonus for dodging responsibility.

edit: if that actually happens, Boeing is finished. They will be doomed to repeating the mistake of the 737 Max.

Re: Former Boeing 737 Max Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

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Post by quasse »

markus_zhang wrote: post #2

Well let's hope that some C-Suite got punished.

Unfortunately it looks like this is really a fall guy with no mention of where the instruction to hide this information came from.

On the other hand, according to his Linkedin Mark Forkner worked for the FAA before moving to Boeing to become the chief technical pilot, so he should have been well aware of the stakes when he hid information.

Re: Former Boeing 737 Max Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

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Post by toomuchtodo »

quasse wrote: post #4
markus_zhang wrote: post #2

Well let's hope that some C-Suite got punished.

Unfortunately it looks like this is really a fall guy with no mention of where the instruction to hide this information came from. On the other hand, according to his Linkedin Mark Forkner worked for the FAA before moving to Boeing to become the chief technical pilot, so he should have been well aware of the stakes when he hid information.

It's likely he thought FAA self certification [1] would allow Boeing to skate by, which is probably accurate if the planes hadn't fallen out of the sky.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/how-the-faa-al...

Re: Former Boeing 737 Max Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

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Post by tiahura »

dgdosen wrote: post #5

I'm sure this guy knew what he was doing - but yes, he was probably coerced or induced by someone with more authority. There's no way the buck stops there.

This guy’s name popped up in the Seattle Times article from almost Day 1 of the MCAS debacle. IIRC he left Boeing and went to Southwest, and proceeded to lie to them about the Max. To the extent there was a single person concealing information, it was him.

Re: Former Boeing 737 Max Chief Technical Pilot Indicted for Fraud

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Post by AuthorizedCust »

smackeyacky wrote: post #3
markus_zhang wrote: post #2

Well let's hope that some C-Suite got punished.

The C-suite will be punished with a bonus for dodging responsibility. edit: if that actually happens, Boeing is finished. They will be doomed to repeating the mistake of the 737 Max.

> They will be doomed to repeating the mistake of the 737 Max.

This article is about the 737 Max.

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