Federal prosecutors are preparing to indict a former Boeing test pilot suspected of misleading regulators over the safety issues blamed for two fatal 737 MAX crashes.
According to documents published in early 2020, Forkner withheld details about the planes' faulty flight handling system known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS -- later blamed for both crashes -- from regulators.
The 737 MAX was formally certified in March 2017, but was grounded worldwide for 20 months following two crashes in October 2018 and March 2019 that killed 346 people.Boeing has acknowledged its responsibility in misleading regulators and agreed to pay more than $2.5-billion to settle certain lawsuits.The Wall Street Journal said it was not clear what charges Forkner would face.
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