A US federal jury convicted a former chief test pilot for tricking the Federal Aviation Administration during the certification process of the Boeing 737 Max, which was involved in two fatal accidents.
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Forkner allegedly provided false and incomplete information about an automated flight control system that played a role in the incidents in which 346 people died and that was not mentioned in key FAA documents, pilot manuals or material. training. If convicted, he faces up to 100 years in prison.
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The former pilot was also challenged with a scheme to defraud the airline’s customers to get tens of millions of dollars from Boeing.
