Boeing faces charges over 737 Max crashes

 Boeing is being charged with fraud in two plane crashes that killed 346 people. The company will have to go to court soon to defend itself.

Both accidents were caused by problems with the 737 Max’s flight control systems, which led to nosedives.

Boeing was found to have kept information about the system secret, but a trial was avoided when the company agreed to pay $2.5 billion (£1.8 billion) in fines and compensation.

Families of the people who died are trying to get the settlement back up and running.

It means that for the first time, Boeing will be charged in court for the two crashes and will have to plead guilty or not guilty.

Boeing has said that reopening the agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) would be “unprecedented, impossible to implement, and unfair.” However, it didn’t say anything about the court case.

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Source — Atlanta Wire