Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty plea deal in deadly crashes of 737 MAX jets, WSJ reports

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Boeing company to face a trial on June 23 for allegedly defrauding the U.S. air regulator before the two serious accidents with its 737 Max planes of 2018 and 2019, in which 346 people died. The decision of District Judge Reed O’Connor of Texas was sudden and takes place after the latter rejected in December an agreement reached between Boeing and the Department of Justice by which the aircraft manufacturer…

US judge orders Boeing to defend fraud charges in court

Plane maker had sought to settle charges relating to 737 Max crashes that killed hundreds of people

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Judge orders a June trial for US government’s felony case against Boeing

A federal judge in Texas has set a June trial date for the U.S. government’s years-old conspiracy case against Boeing for misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. Related Articles ‘Everyone loved him’: Costas Inn owner dies of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning at home Wall Street drifts and Trump Media jumps despite souring moods for US consumers …

US judge sets June 23 trial date over Boeing crashes

A US federal judge on Tuesday set a trial date of June 23 in the Justice Department's criminal case against aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing over two deadly 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.

District judge sets trial date in Boeing 737 MAX fraud case

District Judge Reed O'Connor has set a June 23 trial date in a criminal fraud case against Boeing over its alleged misrepresentations to regulators about the 737 MAX.