5 months ago
22
The US Department of Justice, DOJ, says it is considering whether to prosecute Boeing over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.
The DOJ says the aviation giant breached the terms of an agreement made in 2021 that shielded the firm from criminal charges linked to the incidents.
Boeing has denied that it violated the agreement.
The crashes – one in Indonesia in 2018, and another in Ethiopia in 2019 – killed a total of 346 people.
The DOJ says plane maker failed to design, implement, and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the US fraud laws throughout its operations..
Boeing said it was looking forward to the opportunity to respond to the Justice Department and “believes it honoured the terms of that agreement”.
Under the deal, Boeing paid a US $2.5 billion settlement, while prosecutors agreed to ask the court to drop a criminal charge after a period of three years.
The DOJ said Boeing has until June 13 to respond to the allegations and that what it said would be taken into consideration as it decides what to do next.
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