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US accused of offering Boeing ‘sweetheart deal’ over fatal crashes
Planemaker set to be offered plea deal, angering loved ones of the 346 people who died on 2018 and 2019 flights
The US Department of Justice is set to charge Boeing with fraud, but plans to offer the planemaker a plea deal, according to sources familiar with the matter – have infuriated the loved ones of hundreds of passengers who died in two fatal crashes five years ago.
Boeing will be granted until the end of this week to decide whether it will plead guilty to the charge and avoid trial, officials told families of those on board the fatal Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 that claimed 346 lives.
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BBC News - Top stories
Boeing to get 'sweetheart deal' -victims' lawyer
The deal includes a fine, three years of probation and safety audits, according to a lawyer representing the victims of two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes. -
The New York Times - Business
U.S. Said to Seek Boeing Guilty Plea to Avoid Trial in 737 Max Crashes
The Justice Department told victims’ families that it would propose a nearly $244 million fine and three years of company oversight to settle a fraud charge. -
CNBC - Business
U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes
The U.S. is expected to seek a guilty plea and offer Boeing a deal over the fatal 737 Max crashes, victims' family members said Sunday. -
NBC News - Top stories
U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes
U.S. prosecutors plan to seek a guilty plea from Boeing over a charge tied to two fatal crashes of 737 Max planes, attorneys for the victims’ family members said Sunday, blasting a potential agreement as a “sweetheart deal.” -
The Hill - Politics
DOJ to offer Boeing plea deal, victims' families 'strenuously object'
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to offer Boeing a plea deal in the criminal case over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to a lawyer representing the families of the crash victims. The potential deal ... -
ABC News - Top stories
DOJ to present Boeing with plea deal that families of crash victims say falls short
The DOJ is preparing to present the Boeing Company with a plea deal that would again allow the aerospace giant to avoid a trial over an alleged conspiracy. -
Financial Times - Business
Boeing to plead guilty to fraud or face criminal trial under DoJ offer
Aircraft maker faces high-stakes choice over door panel blowout case and implications for US government contracts -
CBS News - Top stories
Justice Department presents plea deal to Boeing
The Justice Department has presented Boeing with a plea deal in which the company would plead guilty to a conspiracy charge, pay a fine and enter a three-year probation period. -
Financial Times - Business
Boeing agrees to buy Spirit AeroSystems in $4.7bn deal
US aircraft manufacturer will bring parts supplier back under its wing after two decades apart
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