Boeing Agrees to Resolve US Criminal Case Over 737 Crashes
A Boeing 737 MAX airliner takes off from Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Washington.
Photographer: Ellen Banner/Getty ImagesBoeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the US Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal charges for two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago.
The settlement was disclosed in a federal court filing Friday, just weeks before a trial was set to start June 23 in Fort Worth, Texas. It calls for the company to pay more than $1.1 billion and strengthen quality and safety measures, Justice Department lawyers said.