Boeing, U.S. Justice Department Finalize Plea Agreement

wreckage 2018 737 max crash

Wreckage from the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 accident in Jakarta, Indonesia, in which a 737 MAX crashed 13 min. after takeoff. Boeing's masking of changes to flight control software that was poorly designed and inadequately vetted during safety risk assessments contributed directly to the accident that killed 189 people.

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Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) have finalized a proposed plea deal that would see the OEM pay a fine and invest more in safety improvement efforts in exchange for admitting that it defrauded the government during the 737 MAX certification. A July 24 court filing by DOJ prosecutors...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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