United States investigates potential criminal charges against Boeing.
Boeing is in Legal Trouble: The US Department of Justice is considering criminal proceedings against Boeing due to evidence that the aircraft manufacturer hasn't been following an agreement made after two fatal plane crashes. This stems from a close call on January 5th, where part of the cabin wall of a new Boeing 737 Max 9 came loose just after take-off while climbing, allegedly due to missing bolts.
Boeing might be charged with two deadly crashes of 737 Max aircraft that happened about five years back. It's not yet clear if this will materialize. However, the Department of Justice claims that Boeing breached obligations under an agreement that prevented the company from criminal prosecution for these accidents.
The Justice Department alleges in a court filing in Texas that the firm, a competitor of Airbus, didn't "establish, implement, and maintain a compliant and ethical program to prevent and detect violations of US fraud laws throughout the company." They made this claim during the investigation of a January 5th near-accident.
During that incident, part of the cabin wall on a recently manufactured Boeing 737 Max 9 came loose after take-off during a climb, possibly because of missing bolts. Boeing could now face charges, but the government is still unsure about the exact course of action to take. The company has been asked to explain the breach and the steps taken to address the situation by June 13th.
Boeing stated to the AFP news agency that it believes it's adhered to the agreement's terms. The two crashes, which occurred at the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019, claimed a total of 346 lives.
The Department of Justice believes that the January 5th event broke the 2021 Agreement known as the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), which protected Boeing from prosecution in relation to the two 737 MAX airplane crashes in 2018 and 2019 that resulted in 346 deaths. As per the agreement with the prosecutor, Boeing agreed to compensate the families of the victims and to clean up its compliance practices. In return, the prosecution promised to request a judge to drop the charges against Boeing as long as the company stuck to the terms of the agreement for three years. The incident occurred only two days before the deadline.
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The Boeing 737 Max, a model involved in two fatal plane crashes several years ago, is once again under scrutiny. According to the US Department of Justice, Boeing may face criminal charges for allegedly breaching an agreement aimed at preventing criminal prosecution related to these accidents.
The potential charges against Boeing stem from a recent incident where part of a Boeing 737 Max 9's cabin wall came loose after take-off, potentially due to missing bolts, which is considered a violation of the agreement known as the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA).
Source: www.ntv.de
