The FAA certified the 737 Max in 2017. [Courtesy: Boeing]
Key Takeaways:
Boeing has been arraigned on criminal charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, accused of misleading federal regulators about the 737 Max's MCAS system, which contributed to two fatal crashes, and entered a "not guilty" plea.
This court appearance follows a judge's ruling that a prior deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) between Boeing and the Justice Department violated victims' rights because the families of those killed in the crashes were not consulted.
Victim families present at the arraignment requested the court appoint an independent monitor to oversee Boeing's compliance with safety obligations and publicly disclose these efforts, a request opposed by both Boeing and the Justice Department.
Aerospace giant Boeing (NYSE: BA) is facing criminal charges in relation to the two 737 Max accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia that resulted in the deaths of 346 people.
Boeing was arraigned in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, on criminal charges of conspiracy to commit fraud.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
