Saturday, June 07, 2025

US-Boeing Deal over Crashes 'repugnant'

A lawyer for 16 families of the victims of a fatal Boeing 737 Max crash, has told the BBC that a deal between the aviation giant and the US Justice Department (DOJ) is "morally repugnant". The firm said it agreed to pay $1.1bn (811.5m) to avoid prosecution over two crashes that killed 346 people, in a filing on Wednesday.

More

The Trump administration has reached a deal that will allow Boeing to pay $1.1 billion to avoid criminal prosecution for two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, which together killed 346 people. Many victims' families, however, are still calling for Boeing's day in court.

[image or embed]

-- Democracy Now! (@democracynow.org) May 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM

Comments

"The deal includes the company paying $444.5m to families of crash victims. It will also put $455m towards improving its compliance, safety and quality programmes"

So a bit over a million per death.
And some dough for doing what should routinely be done.
Sure does pay to have leverage in this country.
If you're a passenger, though?
Fuhgedaboudit, meat at a bargain price.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-06 06:23 AM

How much did Boeing agree to put into Felon47's bribery box...errr...I mean super PAC?

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-06-06 07:33 AM

"So a bit over a million per death."

That is pretty low.

It's usually more like $2M.

And that's when it's a genuine accident, not a fraudulent aircraft.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-06-06 09:02 AM

That is pretty low.

It's usually more like $2M.

Is it because there are so many of us now we just aren't worth as much anymore?

You know. Supply and demand.

And with the availability of AI humans are just not as much in demand anymore.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-06-07 01:57 PM

It's good to have fiends in high places...

OCU

#5 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-06-07 02:01 PM

"That is pretty low."

Supply and demand?

#6 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-06-08 06:21 AM

Drudge Retort Headlines

'Wake up, America, this is a serious moment' (213 comments)

Trump to Offer Putin Minerals for Peace (59 comments)

Producer Prices Rise by Most in Three Years (47 comments)

Trump and Putin's Alaska Summit: A Safe Haven (40 comments)

''BBB' Will Deny SNAP Benefits to Thousands of Veterans (28 comments)

Russia's Dirty Little Secret: a Dire Population Crisis (25 comments)

Ghislaine Maxwell May Be Eligible For Work Release (25 comments)

Trump-Putin Summit Will Be Hannitized (20 comments)

The 18-Year-Old Vigilante ICE Agent Is Coming (17 comments)

Putin, Trump to Meet 1-on-1, Plus Joint Press Conference (14 comments)