FAA Officials Say Boeing Pilot Charged in 737 Max Crash Is a ‘Scapegoat'
- FAA officials warn prosecutors that ex-pilot is ‘scapegoat’
- Assertions challenge case against former Boeing pilot Forkner
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Federal Aviation Administration officials have approached U.S. prosecutors to warn them that the lone person charged with a crime after the two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is being made a “scapegoat,” according to a court filing in the case.
Statements by the Department of Justice after it indicted Mark Forkner, Boeing’s former chief technical pilot, last October contained “many errors in fact,” according to an email and a presentation given to prosecutors by the FAA employees. The case’s focus on Forkner’s actions in the wake of the crashes is “incorrect and misguided,” the FAA officials said.