US-Boeing Deal over Crashes 'repugnant'

Saturday, June 07, 2025

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.

Posted by REDIAL at 01:33 PM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink

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.

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

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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.

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