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Boeing Avoids Prosecution in DOJ Crash Settlement

Somto NwanoluebySomto Nwanolue
May 24, 2025
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Boeing Avoids Prosecution in DOJ Crash Settlement
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Boeing has reached a controversial non-prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice regarding the two fatal 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people, avoiding a potential corporate felony conviction.

The deal requires Boeing to admit obstructing FAA investigations and pay $1.1 billion in fines, while implementing enhanced compliance and ethics programs – a resolution that has sparked outrage among victims’ families who call it a “sweetheart deal.”

Relatives of those killed in the 2018 Lion Air crash and 2019 Ethiopian Airlines disaster condemned the agreement as inadequate justice. “This lets Boeing get away with murder for pocket change,” said Javier de Luis, who lost his sister in the Ethiopia crash.

French mother Catherine Berthet, whose daughter Camille died, expressed shock at the DOJ’s “blind faith” in Boeing despite what she called “the deadliest corporate crime in US history.” Legal teams representing families vow to challenge the deal in court before its expected finalization next week.

Boeing Avoids Prosecution in DOJ Crash Settlement

Air Crash Investigations Reveal Systemic Failures

Both tragedies were tied to flawed MCAS flight control systems that forced planes into unrecoverable dives. The Java Sea crash killed 189 Lion Air passengers, while the Addis Ababa disaster claimed 157 lives five months later – incidents that grounded the 737 Max globally for nearly two years. While a former Boeing test pilot faced fraud charges, his 2022 acquittal left the company as the primary target of scrutiny. The new settlement replaces a 2021 Trump-era agreement that prosecutors say Boeing violated by failing to implement promised safety compliance reforms.

The deal comes as Boeing faces renewed criticism following January’s Alaska Airlines door plug blowout, which occurred days before the prior settlement’s expiration. That incident – along with a federal judge’s 2023 rejection of an earlier plea deal over DEI monitoring concerns – has kept Boeing under intense regulatory and public scrutiny.

While the DOJ argues the agreement provides “immediate accountability,” critics have said it shields executives from personal liability and prevents a public trial that could reveal fuller truths about the aviation safety failures that contributed to both crashes.

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Somto Nwanolue is a news writer with a keen eye for spotting trending news and crafting engaging stories. Her interests includes beauty, lifestyle and fashion. Her life’s passion is to bring information to the right audience in written medium

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