I also will say, imagining about how to prep Forkner for dep or trial...I mean, what will look worse to court or jury? - Mr Forkner enmeshed in Boeing's "fast-and-cheap" MAX cadre, a cadre for which the company will pay and pay dearly in other courtrooms for other wrongs inflicted, or First Officer Forkner, hired knowing his past involvement, or, hired without finding out?
Its odd that someone who was allegedly so critical of MCAS (albeit possibly in its earlier - pre-certified - incarnation, as Boeing is stating) opted to join an airline which was replete with 737 MAX's. One would have thought he would have chosen an airline with an Airbus fleet or somesuch.