The aircraft manufacturer Boeing admits that it is guilty of crimes and plans to pay a fine of 244 million dollars in the United States related to the plane accidents.
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has decided to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in order to complete the investigation into two plane crashes in the United States.
Boeing’s charges are related to two plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019. In these accidents involving Boeing’s 737 MAX planes, a total of 346 people were killed.
Boeing plans to plead guilty to lying to the FAA regarding the software used in the crashed planes.
In addition, Boeing plans to pay a related $244 million fine, the US Department of Justice says. In addition, the airline agreed to invest $455 million over the next three years in safety and quality control programs.
The agreement still needs the signature of a federal judge before it goes into effect. With the agreement, Boeing would become a convicted criminal, which could make it difficult for example to win tenders for government contracts.
The violations that Boeing has now admitted occurred before the accidents, and the company may receive even more consequences related to the accidents themselves.
Source: Reuters
The matter has been corrected on July 8, 2024 at 07:57 The matter has been corrected that Boeing lied to the authorities before the accidents, not after them.