The Ministry of Justice has made a contract with an agreementBoeingThis enables the aircraft giant to avoid criminal prosecution because they are supposedly misleading the US supervisory authorities about the737 Max JetlinerBefore two of the aircraft collapsed and killed 346 people, the court files submitted were submitted on Friday.
As part of the “agreement in principle”, which still needs to be concluded, Boeing Would pay and invest more than 1.1 billion US dollars, including an additional 445 million US dollar for the families of the crash victims, said the Ministry of Justice. In return, the department would dismiss the fraud charation in criminal proceedings against the aircraft manufacturer.
“When using the facts, the law and the department directive, we are confident that this solution is the exact result with the practical advantages,” said a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice in a statement.
“Nothing will reduce the losses of the victims, but Boeing makes this resolution financially accountable, finally offers the families and compensates them and affects the security of future air travelers.”
Many relatives of the passengers who died inThe crashesThat took place on a distance of less than five months off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia at intervals from less than five months, have been working on a public procedure for years, law enforcement of former company officials and a greater financial punishment for Boeing.
“Although the DOJ proposed a fine and financial refunds to the victims, the families claim that it is more important that Boeing will be held accountable to the flying public,” said Paul Cassell, a lawyer for many of the families in the long term, in a statement at the beginning of this week.
Boeing was accused of having misledFederal Aviation AdministrationThe aircraft for the flight certified for the flight about aspects of the maximum in front of the agency. Boeing did not say that airlines and pilots are called a new software system called MCAS that could turn the aircraft’s nose down without entering pilots if a sensor found that the aircraft changed to an aerodynamic stand.
The maximum aircraft crashed after a faulty measurement of the sensor pressed the nose down and the pilots were unable to regain control. After the second crash, maximum jets were ground worldwide until the company has redesigned MCAS to make it less powerful and use signals from two sensors, not just one.
Boeing avoided law enforcement in 2021 by reaching A2.5 billion US dollars agreementwith the Ministry of Justice, which contained an earlier fine of $ 243.6 million.
A year ago, the prosecutors said that Boeing had violated themProvisions of the agreement 2021Due to failure to make promised changes to recognize and prevent violations of the federal laws against the bathroom. Boeing agreed last July last Julycleverly confessto the criminal budget, instead of enduring a potentially lengthy public procedure.
But in December,US district judge Reed O’ConnorIn Fort Worth, the plea refused. The judge said diversity, inclusion and justice orTheThe guidelines in the government and Boeing could lead to the breed a factor for the selection of a monitor to monitor Boeing by compliance with the agreement.
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