Trump’s justice department is considering a non-prosecution agreement, through which Boeing would not need to plead guilty

Boeing is set to avoid prosecution in a fraud case sparked by two fatal crashes of its bestselling 737 Max jet that killed 346 people, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The US Department of Justice is considering a non-prosecution agreement, relatives of the victims were told on Friday, through which the US aerospace giant would not be required to plead guilty.

Representatives of the crash victims’ families expressed outrage, describing the proposal as “morally repugnant” after a tense call with senior justice department officials.

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    4 days ago

    it’s amazing to me how the list of reasons i’ll never fly again just keeps getting longer and longer by the day

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        2 days ago

        They don’t even cuddle with you. They just go for the balls to make sure you got two or something.

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        3 days ago

        Deliberately circumventing safety investigations in a certification process, capture of the certifying authority and then going without any criminal consequences after having killed a few hundred people, likely murder of witnesses testifying tk the aforemention security praxis…

        These are all pretty good safety reason. If Boeing gets away with it, these practices will become commonplace.