Forkner’s alleged deception, the system was not mentioned in pilot manuals or training materials.A

15. Outside the courthouse, his lawyer, David Gerger, said Forkner was a scapegoat.... Families of

., Wednesday, Dec.... Mark Forkner made his first appearance in federal court in Fort Worth since

Boeing's former 737 MAX pilot, Mark Forkner, was indicted for fraud Thursday for allegedly

in 2018 off the coast of Indonesia and 2019 in Ethiopia.... They said Forkner would not be facing

18, 2020, file photo shows a Boeing 737 Max 9 built for United Airlines landing at King County International Airport-Boeing Field after a test flight from Moses Lake, Wash., in Seattle.... United said Tuesday, June 29, 2021, that it will order 200 Boeing Max jets and 70 Airbus planes.... Federal prosecutors said he is expected to make his first appearance in court on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas....

Their lawyer, Paul Cassell, a former federal judge, argued that failing to inform families ahead of time made the settlement illegal. They asked Garland to support their legal argument that the Trump administration's Justice Department violated a crime-victims' law.... The family members, however, stopped short of asking Garland for a specific outcome, such as whether negotiations with Boeing should start over. Several high-ranking Justice Department officials in Washington and Texas also atten