Can you imagine being a SW Capt, and your FO was the Chief Technical Pilot for the Cert on the MAX?????? Would you let him take the controls???? hahahaha
From LinkedIn
737 First Officer for Southwest Airlines.
Proven leader and program manager with extensive experience executing technically complex, multi-million dollar projects.
Former Boeing Chief Technical Pilot of the 737, responsible for simultaneously leading the international certification of the operational and training programs for the 737MAX, Boeing’s newest aircraft, while managing the world’s largest fleet of commercial airplanes, consisting of over 500 737 customers operating more than 6,000 airplanes.
Subject Matter Expert in government regulatory compliance with respect to both airplane and airport certification and compatibility requirements.
Combat-tested veteran with more than two dozen wartime missions as a USAF C-17 Instructor Pilot, in support of multiple US war campaigns.
- First Officer
Southwest Airlines
Jul 2018 – Present 1 year 3 months
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
737 First Officer for Southwest Airlines.737 First Officer for Southwest Airlines.
- 737 Chief Technical Pilot
Boeing
Oct 2011 – Jul 2018 6 years 10 months
Seattle, WA
- Lead Planner, NAS Planning & Integration Team, Air Traffic Organization
Federal Aviation Adminstration
Sep 2008 – Sep 2011 3 years 1 month
Seattle, WA
- MD80/B-737 First Officer
Alaska Airlines
Dec 2002 – Sep 2008 5 years 10 months
Seattle, WA
- Chief of Ground/Flying Training/ C-17A Instructor Pilot
United States Air Force
Dec 1994 – Nov 2002 8 years
McChord AFB, WA; Charleston AFB, SC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-forkner-652355103
This is a lot of experience to only be an FO... almost 6 years at Alaska????? and still an FO?
He claims to have managed all of Boeings 737 clients????
On the C-17 experience...how do you have combat experience as an instructor?
No wonder he is pleading the 5th....
oh I am gonna be asking some serious questions to the drivers at Alaska.........