Boeing Crash Victim Families Seek $24.8B Fine From Company

The aircraft manufacturer's top official appeared before a Senate panel to answer questions about quality control.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 03:07 PM ET

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun testifies before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations following a series of safety issues at his company. [Screenshot/ C-SPAN]

Key Takeaways:

Families of the 346 victims of the 2018 and 2019 Boeing 737 Max crashes are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) fine Boeing $24.8 billion and prosecute officials, including former CEO Dennis Muilenburg, for what they describe as the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history.
The DOJ has accused Boeing of violating a 2021 settlement that protected the company from prosecution related to the Max crashes, following recent quality control failures such as the Alaska Airlines door plug incident.
During a U.S. Senate hearing, current Boeing CEO David Calhoun personally apologized to the victims' families, while the company maintains it has fulfilled its settlement obligations and is implementing a comprehensive safety and quality improvement plan, ahead of the DOJ's July 7 deadline to decide whether to revive the criminal case.

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Family members of some of the 346 people killed in a pair of Boeing 737 Max crashes are asking federal officials to fine Boeing $24.8 billion and prosecute officials in charge of the company at the time, including then-CEO Dennis Muilenburg.

The large fine is justified because “Boeing’s crime is the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history,” lawyer Paul Cassell, who is representing the families, told the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a letter Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.