Federal prosecutors are planning to criminally charge a former Boeing employee who served as chief technical pilot during development of the 737 Max, according to a report published Friday in the Wall Street Journal.
Report: Feds Plan to Charge Ex-Boeing Pilot in 737 Max Case
Key Takeaways:
- Federal prosecutors are planning to criminally charge Mark Forkner, former Boeing 737 Max chief technical pilot, for allegedly misleading regulators about safety issues.
- Forkner is suspected of withholding information about the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), which was implicated in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people.
- Boeing previously paid over $2.5 billion to settle criminal charges related to fraud conspiracy concerning the 737 Max, which has since been modified and returned to service in many regions.
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