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Unfortunately it looks like this is really a fall guy with no mention of where the instruction to hide this information came from. On the other hand, according
by quasse 5y ago
Unfortunately it looks like this is really a fall guy with no mention of where the instruction to hide this information came from.
On the other hand, according to his Linkedin Mark Forkner worked for the FAA before moving to Boeing to become the chief technical pilot, so he should have been well aware of the stakes when he hid information.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoIt's likely he thought FAA self certification [1] would allow Boeing to skate by, which is probably accurate if the planes hadn't fallen out of the sky. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/how-the-faa-allows-jetmakers-to-self-certify-that-planes-meet-us-safety-requirements/2019/03/15/96d24d4a-46e6-11e9-90f0-0ccfeec87a61_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/how-the-faa-al...
- ineedasername 5y agoWhich is generally why in other areas a corporation may have its own verification/validation processes, but bring in a 3rd party to audit them. It's a common accounting process. Although, as we saw with Arthur Anderson, that 3rd party isn't always so neutral. And, by virtue of getting paid by the company, may deliver the results wanted instead of the results that are accurate.
- dylan604 5y agoAnother way to look at it is he would be knowledgable on how to hide information from the FAA
- weaksauce 5y agoThis is the C suite guy getting the charges levied on him with pretty solid evidence against him. if he wants to avoid long term jail they will use him to cut a deal to get more information to find out if any of the few people that are above him ordered him to do it.
- rurounijones 5y agoI think this comment points out that this may not be accurate https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28873133 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28873133