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US Justice Department reaches deal with Boeing to allow planemaker to avoid prosecution
- On May 23, 2025, the Justice Department finalized an agreement with Boeing that prevents the company from facing criminal charges related to the 737 Max crashes.
- The agreement followed investigations into Boeing allegedly misleading U.S. Regulators before the 2018 and 2019 crashes off Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people.
- The deal requires Boeing to pay and invest over $1.1 billion and guarantees immediate accountability and benefits, while relatives continue to seek a public trial and harsher penalties.
- Attorney Paul Cassell, representing numerous families of the crash victims, expressed strong opposition to dismissing the case, arguing that doing so would show a lack of respect for the 346 individuals who lost their lives due to Boeing’s deceptive actions.
- The resolution holds Boeing financially accountable and aims to improve future air travel safety, though proceeding to trial carried litigation risks and uncertainties.
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Boeing escapes prosecution for deadly 737 MAX crashes
Boeing and the Department of Justice reached a deal regarding two 737 MAX crashes that resulted in the deaths of 346 people.Friday court filings revealed that Boeing has agreed to "pay or invest" over $1.1 billion, which includes a $487.2 million criminal fine, $445 million to the crash victims' families, and another $445 million on compliance, safety, and quality programs.'Nothing will diminish the victims' losses, but this resolution holds Boe…
Boeing Frees Itself From Criminal Liability for Catastrophic Aircraft Accidents 737 Max
Donald Trump's government has reached an agreement with the Boeing aircraft manufacturer that will allow the aeronautical giant to avoid being prosecuted for allegedly cheating the US regulatory authorities on the 737 Max aircraft before two of these aircraft crashed and killed 346 people, as announced by the Department of Justice and recorded in the case's court documents.Continue reading
Boeing can avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes, Department of Justice says
Boeing is set to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner in a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal, outlined in court documents filed on Friday, is still being finalized. It would require Boeing to pay and invest more than $1.1 billion, along with an additional $445 million to the families of crash victims. In exchange, the DOJ would dismiss the fraud charge in Boeing’s cri…
Boeing to pay $1.1 billion as part of deal to settle 737 Max crash cases with DOJ
The US Department of Justice said Friday that it struck a deal with aircraft maker Boeing to avoid prosecution of the company over two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, a Friday court filing in the case said.
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