US appeals court upholds decision to dismiss Boeing criminal case

US appeals court upholds decision to dismiss Boeing criminal case

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld ​a ruling by a ‌lower court to approve the Justice Department decision to dismiss a criminal case ‌against ​Boeing, which ⁠allowed the planemaker ⁠to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX ​plane crashes that killed 346 people. Judge Reed ⁠O’Connor, of ⁠the U.S. District ​Court in Fort Worth, Texas, ​in November said he ‌had no authority to reject t…