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DOJ and Boeing Discuss Tentative Nonprosecution Agreement Over 737 MAX Crashes

The proposed deal would avoid a criminal trial, require Boeing to pay $444.5 million to a victims' fund, and faces strong opposition from victims' families.

Families and friends who lost loved ones in the March 2019 Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia, hold a memorial protest in front of the Boeing headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, in 2023 to mark the four-year anniversary of the event. Attorneys for those families say that the Justice Department is looking at dropping criminal charges against Boeing that arose out of the crash.
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A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the International Paris Air Show at the ParisLe Bourget Airport, on June 20, 2023.

Overview

  • The U.S. Department of Justice is negotiating a tentative nonprosecution agreement with Boeing regarding fraud charges tied to the 2018 and 2019 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people.
  • The deal would allow Boeing to avoid a felony conviction and a June 23 trial, contingent on judicial approval and finalization of terms.
  • As part of the agreement, Boeing would contribute an additional $444.5 million to a victims' fund, on top of $500 million previously paid in 2021.
  • Families of crash victims and their lawyers have condemned the proposal as inadequate and vowed to challenge it in court, calling it a failure of accountability.
  • The crashes were linked to flaws in the MCAS flight-control system, and Boeing previously faced scrutiny for misleading regulators during the jet's certification process.