Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States\u00a0for its role in two fatal 737 Max crashes that left 346 passengers dead,\u00a0the Justice Department said in a court filing Sunday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It represents yet another black eye for the company after a series of embarrassing safety blunders, but the agreement avoids what could have been more serious consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will pay up to $487 million in fines \u2014 a fraction of the $24.8 billion that families of crash victims wanted the aircraft maker to pay. The families of victims of two fatal crashes<\/a> of the 737 Max oppose the deal, the department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The guilty plea is a severe blow to the reputation of Boeing, a company once known for the quality and safety of its commercial planes. Beyond the fatal crashes of the 737 Max jets, the company has faced a series of questions about the safety and quality of its planes. In January, a door plug on a 737 Max flown by Alaska Airlines<\/a> blew out early in a flight, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet and further damaging Boeing\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The agreement stipulates that Boeing will have to operate under the oversight of an independent monitor \u2013 a person to be chosen by the government \u2013 for a period of three years. But that oversight and the fine did not satisfy the families of victims, according to one of their attorneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis sweetheart deal fails to recognize that because of Boeing\u2019s conspiracy, 346 people died,\u201d said a statement from Paul Cassell, a law professor at the University of Utah who represents many family members of the 2018 Lion Air crash<\/a> and 2019 Ethiopian Air crash<\/a> victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis deceptive and generous deal is clearly not in the public interest,\u201d he added. The families are seeking a public trial on the charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States\u00a0for its role in two<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/BB1pAiDu.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11157,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/us-grounds-boeing-737-max-9-planes-after-alaska-airlines-mid-air-blowout\/","url_meta":{"origin":12360,"position":0},"title":"US Grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 Planes After Alaska Airlines Mid-Air Blowout","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"January 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Authorities in the United States ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners for thorough inspections after another near fatal mid air blowout incident on an Alaska Airlines plane resulted in a significant breach in the fuselage. 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