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.

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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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"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 | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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 | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"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 | Reply

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.