Boeing criminal charges: may face prosecution over 737 Max crashes, US says
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering legal action against Boeing over two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max airplanes. According to the DOJ, Boeing may have violated the terms of an agreement reached in 2021, which granted the company immunity from criminal charges related to these incidents.
Boeing has refuted any claims of breaching the agreement. The crashes, occurring in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, resulted in the loss of 346 lives.
Boeing failed to “design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the US fraud laws throughout its operations,” the DOJ said.
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Under the deal, Boeing paid a hefty $2.5 billion (£1.98 billion), with prosecutors agreeing to seek dismissal of a criminal charge after a three-year period.
The DOJ said Boeing has until 13 June to respond to the allegations and that what it said would be taken into consideration as it decides what to do next.
Boeing’s safety standards have remained under intense scrutiny, highlighted by a recent incident in which an unused door detached from a new 737 Max shortly after takeoff in January, resulting in significant damage to the aircraft’s fuselage.
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