US Justice Department reaches deal with Boeing to allow planemaker to avoid prosecution

'Utterly appalling': Outrage as Trump admin reaches deal with Boeing over deadly crashes

The Trump administration on Friday faced swift backlash to the U.S. Department of Justice's deal to end a felony case against Boeing that stemmed from a pair of 737 MAX passenger jet crashes that collectively killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Responses on social media included: "No accountability, no safety, just corruption." "Really gotta feel for the families here. Just awful." "Just utterly appalling that Boeing escape[s] real crim…

Both Indonesia and Ethiopia had their planes crash due to design flaws, and they tried to cover this up at the time.

Boeing is paying $1.1 billion to the US government in the 737-MAX scandal. In return, the prosecution is to be stopped due to the fatal crashes with 346 victims.

The US Department of Justice says it has reached a settlement with Boeing. The aircraft manufacturer is paying $1.1 billion to settle charges after misleading US regulators about the shortcomings of the 737 MAX aircraft. In 2018 and 2019, two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft crashed within a few months, killing 346 people. There was a problem with the sensors of the safety system MCAS. According to the US Department, Boeing acknowledges that regulators w…

With the agreement, Boeing is to avoid a process of crashing two 737-Max machines.

Boeing, US Justice Department reach $1.1B deal to avoid prosecution for deadly 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346

'Nothing will diminish the victims' losses, but this resolution holds Boeing financially accountable,' says Justice Department - Anadolu Ajansı