Family members of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 crash victims at Boeing President and CEO Kelly Ortberg's testimony before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee April 02, 2025.
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Boeing will avoid felony charges related to the fatal 737 MAX crashes of 2018-19 under a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) the Trump administration’s Justice Department (DOJ) reached with the leading U.S. airframer and large defense prime, according to a filing in federal court May 23. The NPA...
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