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Boeing 737 MAX test pilot found not guilty
A Texas federal court has found former Boeing test pilot Mark Forkner as not guilty on four counts of wire fraud. A Texas jury has found former Boeing chief test pilot Mar Forkner as not guilty on four counts of wire fraud relating to the 737 MAX program. Prosecutors argued that forker had lied to the FAA and airlines during the 737 MAX certification program... (www.aviationweekly.org) المزيد...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Boeing could have roasted the brain dead crews who left 94% power on while trying to trim.......all they had to do were treat it like a runaway trim event........
You need to watch Downfall, the Netflix documentary. Plenty of pilots and engineers shaking their collective heads there. To no avail.
But Boeing could have developed software that took into account various degrees of pilotage skills and unfortunately they did not. Ironic, that Boeing was more than happy to accept the orders. They knew/know their customers very well. Money in the form of incentives and stock prices drove them to cut corners and bingo.
There are Boeing executives who knew they were distributing false information on that system. It's pathetic they got a complete pass.
I could not agree more. Unfortunate signs of a profit-driven culture. Of which there are many
I have no problem with profit. My personal definition of greed is when it is done regardless of the results, particularly when denying one of their rightfully own property or worse, their life.
Well, the results have clearly been felt by the families that lost members so perhaps it was greed although I tried to be non-inflammatory on that point.