I wonder what sort of “documents” a FORMER Boeing employee would have in his possession other than maybe logbooks? When I left the employ of a large aerospace company, I had to turn everything in and sign a document that I didn’t take anything and won’t blab any proprietary secrets.
So lemme see if I have this all right One arm of our Gov’t – the FAA – screws up certification of a jet that likely should have been considered a ‘new’ model. As a result of that lack of proper supervision by the folks that hide behind “safety” everything but can’t boil water, the Company doesn’t tell anyone they’ve installed a system aboard the airplane that could take over in certain circumstances. (Lets discount the poor design for a moment). Foreign air crews then manage to crash a couple of 'em because they don’t know anything about the system and haven’t been properly trained. Then, another arm of our Gov’t – the “Justice” Dept (is that now an oxymoron?) comes in to strong arm a former employee of a company that the first arm of Gov’t should have managed better. A third arm of our Gov’t – the Congress – gives lip service to looking into the matter and suddenly goes silent. This whole thing is starting to look like a Keystone Kops episode. Does anyone know who’s on first and what’s on second? It’s no wonder foreign governments no longer trust the FAA to solve this dilemma.
So who is gonna prosecute the FAA for giving carte blanche ODA authority to Boeing … aka known as the party of the first part? Is some poor SWA pilot gonna swing so the mythical “they” can say they did something? “What a revoltin’ development!” Cunningham Aircraft woulda done a better job.