US EditionCriminal Case Against Boeing over Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes Is Dismissed by a US Judge
Boeing will pay $1.1 billion in fines, victim compensation, and safety improvements after charges of deceiving regulators related to two fatal 737 Max crashes were dismissed.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor approved the DOJ's request to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing, requiring $1.1 billion in fines, victim compensation, and safety investments.
- The Justice Department first charged Boeing in January 2021, alleging it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration over the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System flight-control system linked to 2018 and 2019 crashes.
- The crashes killed 189 and 157 people respectively, with Boeing blaming the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System and grounding the 737 Max worldwide for 20 months.
- The plea deal collapsed when Judge Reed O'Connor refused approval, and the Department of Justice said the settlement better served the public interest than risking a trial in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Relatives urged the judge at a Sept. 3 hearing to reject the deal, with Catherine Berthet, relative who traveled from France, asking for trial amid nearly 100 families opposed and 110 families who supported or did not oppose.
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A Texas federal judge ordered the abandonment of proceedings against the Boeing aircraft manufacturer in connection with crashes in 2018 and 2019, following an agreement.
The aircraft manufacturer Boeing avoids the criminal charges for the two fatal accidents of 737 Max in Indonesia (2018) and Ethiopia (2019) in which 346 people died. A Texas federal judge has accepted Thursday to dismiss a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing. The decision facilitates the out-of-court settlement by which the company based in Arlington, Virginia commits to pay $1.1 billion in compensation to the families of the victims and t…
Dozens of lawsuits were filed in the case involving the October 2018 and March 2019 plane crashes, 90% of which were resolved out of court, with the payment of several billion dollars.
Criminal case against Boeing over 737 Max plane crashes dismissed, aircraft-maker reaches settlement with families of victims
An automated flight control system called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System was blamed for both crashes, which were among the deadliest in aviation history.
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