Overview

• Boeing’s agreement with the Department of Justice totals $1.1 billion and covers victim compensation, safety investments and criminal fines.
• The settlement allocates $444.5 million to families of passengers killed in the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines disasters.
• Judge Reed O’Connor signed off on a motion to dismiss Boeing’s criminal negligence lawsuit and canceled the trial scheduled for June 23.
• Attorneys for victims’ families criticized the deal as a backroom arrangement that lets Boeing sidestep full accountability.
• Boeing has pledged broad overhauls to its safety culture, compliance protocols and quality-control systems.