Has anyone seen an organization diagram of the 737 MAX Program organization for the period 2012-2018? And, or included, the associated organization diagram for the certification team? A link or a list of functions, roles, and perhaps even names would be much appreciated.
I know from experience that in practice it can work differently from what the diagram shows, but the diagram is where you start ;-). In practice you use the 'paper' and the 'how it actually works' diagram in mind side by side, and insiders would know which people inside the company might have been used as 'background references' and which people would be 'hitchhikers'.
If it is not in the public domain now, but if someone sees it during the Forkner trial, it would be much appreciated if it can be posted here.
The trial would not make any sense without a detailed diagram. I would expect the trial to focus on the paper diagram, while the people with real expertise would be even more interested in the 'how it worked' diagram, the 'references' and the 'hitchhikers'.
Note: Forkner had 2 different roles in that period. From early 2012 to early 2014 that of Test Pilot, and thereafter until he left for Southwest that of Chief Tech Pilot. Other players are the MAX Program Manager(s) (Messr's ...), the Chief Program/Project Engineer (Mr Teal), the lead engineers of the systems and aerodynamics teams etc. And later you would have a maintenance lead.
Apart from the 737MAX you also have the guys responsible for the overall 737 Program, which would include NG and MAX of course, and will also have a program manager or director, a chief engineer, and a chief test pilot, and ...
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