Boeing Agrees to Plead Guilty Over Fatal 737 Max Crashes

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge as part of a deal with the US Department of Justice. The plea deal, which requires approval from a federal court judge, includes an additional fine of $243.6 million. This decision follows a DOJ finding in May that Boeing failed to improve its compliance and ethics program. The deal also allows families of the 346 people killed in the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 to file objections. The crashes occurred in Ethiopia and Indonesia, resulting in the loss of 346 lives. The plea agreement was confirmed by Boeing, which has filed a detailed agreement with the Justice Department.