Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle criminal charges centred on the troubled 737 Max. Officials argued the manufacturer hid information from safety inspectors about the design of the aircraft.
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Software malfunctions linked to fatal crashes in Ethiopia, Indonesia
Mourners carrying portraits of victims in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, which killed all 157 people on board, during a mass funeral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2019. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
PublishedJan 9, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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By Bill Galluccio
Jan 8, 2021
Boeing has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement to settle criminal charges for impeding the investigation into the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Boeing agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion to settle a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration s Aircraft Evaluation Group.
Federal prosecutors accused Boeing of deceiving the FAA about an important aircraft part called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) that impacted the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX. The MCAS system was found to be at fault for both crashes. Today s deferred prosecution agreement holds Boeing and its employees accountable for their lack of candor with the FAA regarding MCAS, said Special Agent in Charge
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Boeing with "conspiracy to defraud the United States" over the investigations into two deadly 737 MAX Jet crashes.