US Justice Department: Boeing Breached Controversial 2021 Deal
Boeing breached a deferred prosecution agreement that it made with the United States Justice Department, relating to the two 737 MAX crashes.
We have previously seen that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) contacted the passengers of Alaska Airlines flight 1282, informing them that a criminal investigation was taking place.
The door plug involved in the January 2024 accident. Photo: NTSBAlaska Airlines later commented that it does not believe that it (the airline) is the subject of the investigation. The FBI is an investigative body of the U.S. Justice Department, which had reason to take a close look at this event, which involved a Boeing 737 MAX-9.
In 2021, the U.S. Justice Department and Boeing agreed on a $2.5 billion settlement, which attracted a lot of criticism. It involved the role of the company’s actions concerning the two 737 MAX-8 crashes in 2018 and 2019.
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