Forkner was accused of trying to deceive the FAA during the agency's evaluation of the 737 MAX aircraft.
– Two of the six charges against a former chief technical pilot for Boeing were dropped Tuesday, Feb. 8.Mark Forkner leaves federal court in Fort Worth.
Forkner was accused of trying to deceive the FAA during the agency’s evaluation of the 737 MAX aircraft. The indictment alleged Forkner “provided the agency with materially false, inaccurate, and incomplete information about a new part of the flight controls for the Boeing 737 MAX.” In October 2021, Acting U.S. Attorney Chad Meacham for the Northern District accused Forkner of withholding critical information from regulators.
“His callous choice to mislead the FAA hampered the agency’s ability to protect the flying public and left pilots in the lurch, lacking information about certain 737 Max flight controls,” Meacham said.CBSDFW.comThe CBS DFW team is a group of experienced journalists who along with our many CBS 11 reporters, bring you content on CBSDFW.com.
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