Former Boeing pilot indicted in connection to 737 MAX crashes
Prosecutors are alleging that Mark Forkner lied to federal regulators about the automated system that caused the crashes in 2018 and 2019.
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Prosecutors are alleging that Mark Forkner lied to federal regulators about the automated system that caused the crashes in 2018 and 2019.
A federal grand jury has charged a former Boeing chief technical pilot with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the agency's evaluation of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane, and scheming to defraud Boeing’s U.S.‑based airline customers to obtain tens of millions of dollars for Boeing.
Mark Forkner, a former Boeing technical pilot, will appear in court on charges that he deceived safety regulators about a key system in the 737 Max.
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According to a grand jury indictment in the Northern District of Texas, former Boeig Chief Technical Pilot Mark A. Forkner, 49, formerly of Washington State and currently of Keller, Texas, is accused of deceiving the FAA's Aircraft Evaluation Group during its certification procedures for the Boeing 737 MAX and the plane's MCAS system.