A Boeing Co senior pilot said he might have unintentionally misled regulators, i...
Its shares fell 6.8% to close at $344.00, before edging up 1.4% after hours.Forkner said in one text message, “I basically lied to the regulators .” The other employee responded that “it wasn’t a lie, no one told us that was the case” of an issue with MCAS.
Forkner and his colleague allude to technical problems with the simulator itself, which one former Boeing test pilot said may have contributed in some way to Forkner’s observations and conclusions of MCAS’ behavior. Forkner is no longer employed by Boeing. The Seattle Times reported in September that he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right to not turn over documents subpoenaed by the Justice Department.
Southwest, the world’s largest operators of the 737 MAX, said in a statement it had been unaware of the messages but continued to work with the FAA and Boeing to safely return the aircraft to service.
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