Boeing 737 Max: New 'troubling communications' sent to regulators

Boeing has reportedly sent US regulators “troubling communications” related to the development of the 737 MAX – on the same day that the CE, Dennis Muilenburg, was forced to step aside. According to a senior Boeing executive, the documents include new messages from Mark Forkner, a senior company test pilot who complained of “egregious” erratic behavior in flight simulator tests of Boeing’s MCAS anti-stall system, and referred to “Jedi mind tricks” to persuade regulators to approve the plane. The executive said that the Forkner communications contain the same kind of “trash talking” about FAA regulators as the earlier messages released in October. The release is likely to deepen the sense of crisis enveloping Boeing. Forkner, meanwhile, has reportedly hired his own criminal defence lawyers. <br/>