{"id":247120,"date":"2025-05-19T10:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/boeing-may-see-all-737-max-death-charges-dropped-amid-uproar-from-families\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:29:12","slug":"boeing-may-see-all-737-max-death-charges-dropped-amid-uproar-from-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=247120","title":{"rendered":"Boeing may see all 737 MAX death charges dropped amid uproar from families"},"content":{"rendered":"


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On May 16, 2025, families of the 346 victims killed in the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes were informed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) that it may drop all criminal charges against Boeing concerning two fatal accidents involving the type in 2018 and 2019. The relatives of those who died in the accident were advised that the DOJ will instead offer the US planemaker a non-prosecution agreement (NPA).<\/p>\n

Reaching an NPA in the case would avoid Boeing<\/a> having to admit to any criminal liability, sparing the company from having a criminal record which could have serious commercial ramifications for the company going forward.<\/p>\n

The move follows Boeing saying it was considering withdrawing from an earlier agreement reached with prosecutors to plead guilty to defrauding the FAA. The move for the parties to reach an NPA would avoid a trial over the criminal fraud charge that is due to begin on June 23, 2025, after a judge rejected an earlier settlement in which Boeing had agreed to plead guilty.<\/p>\n