Breaking News Boeing Chief Technical Pilot Indicted Over 737 MAX

[Bacle]

Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Is Indicted in Texas

A former Boeing pilot was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators about the 737 Max jetliner, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.

www.newsmax.com

If convicted, he could get 100 years in prison, and it would be in a Texas prison to boot.

 

[PsihoKekec]

Looks like he will take the fall so the senior managers can get away.

 

[Iconoclast]

Looks like he will take the fall so the senior managers can get away.

This. What the hell does a test pilot have to do with coding dodgy software to fix an engineering mistake?

 

[Abhorsen]

This. What the hell does a test pilot have to do with coding dodgy software to fix an engineering mistake?

If he knew there was dogdiness from testing it, and purposely hid it, a hell of a lot. Alternatively, if he was told there was dodginess, and how to hide it, also a hell of a lot.

 

[Bacle]

If he knew there was dogdiness from testing it, and purposely hid it, a hell of a lot. Alternatively, if he was told there was dodginess, and how to hide it, also a hell of a lot.

Based on what the article said, he lied to FAA regulators and airlines about the MCAS system, the system which malfunctioned and nose-dived those planes due to faulty inputs.

 

[Captain X]

Apparently the 777 and 787 are not safe either, as testified to by an engineer whose job it was to spot quality issues. He let them know about issues he spotted and the retaliated against by his superiors for bringing these issues up.