A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an indictment today charging a former Chief Technical Pilot for the Boeing Company (Boeing) with deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) in connection with the FAA AEG’s evaluation of Boeing’s 737 MAX airplane, and scheming to defraud Boeing’s U.S.‑based airline customers to obtain tens of millions of dollars for Boeing. - Airlines - eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News
Mark Forkner was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury and accused of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane. He went before a judge, Friday.