Boeing admitted to misleading regulators about the aircraft's flight control system, but families of victims reject the plea deal.
Family members of those killed in two Boeing 737 Max crashes are pushing a federal judge to reject a plea deal between the company and prosecutors.Set for review on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas, the case addresses two separate crashes that killed 346 people in total in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019 respectively.The agreement involves Boeing pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud as part of a settlement with the Justice Department.
Prosecutors argue that they cannot prove Boeing's actions directly caused the crashes, which occurred in 2018 and 2019.A Boeing spokesperson commented on the plea agreement in July stating, 'We will continue to work transparently with our regulators as we take significant actions across Boeing to further strengthen our safety, quality, and compliance programs.'The company is aiming to resolve the matter while avoiding a criminal trial and focusing on restoring its reputation.
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