In 2021, after two crashes of Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes, the DOJ charged the company with defrauding the U.S. government, then gave Boeing three years, until Jan. 7, 2024, to comply with new safety obligations in order to avoid charges.
Boeing picked the plea deal, which must be approved by a federal judge in order to take effect. If it is approved, it will only shield Boeing from any wrongdoing before the 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. The company will still be on the hook for incidents since then, including the Alaska Airlines incident.
On Jan. 5, 2024, just two days before the deferred prosecution agreement would have expired, an Alaska Airlines door panel on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off midair. On May 14, 2024, the DOJ ruled the incident put Boeing in violation of the agreement and gave the company the choice to plead guilty and pay a fine or face a trial.
The Boeing story is just the latest example of our justice system’s double standard. In 2021, the federal government fined Boeing for $243.6 million over airline crashes in which 346 people died. This week’s plea deal demands Boeing cough up another $243.6 million for failing to complete the safety changes within the three year grace period given in 2021. In that time, Boeing’s planes have had so many mishaps that the company has become a meme-worthy by-word for accidents waiting to happen.
By contrast, Trump was ordered to pay $355 million in fines over made up crimes for which there were no victims. The lenders said they did not believe they had been defrauded and Trump paid back all the loans as he had promised. But the DOJ is run by DemocRATS who don’t believe that justice should be blind.
In other news, the FAA has ordered inspections of the passenger oxygen mask system on more than 2,600 Boeing 737 series airplanes. The passenger oxygen generators are reportedly shifting because of a failure of pressure-sensitive adhesive material that holds them in place. In the event of a loss of cabin pressure, the problem could result in passengers having no oxygen.
- https://www.bongino.com/boeing-to-pay-smaller-fine-over-fatal-crashes-than-trump-was-fined-in-bogus-civil-fraud-trial
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/boeing-accepts-plea-deal-fine-to-avoid-criminal-trial-over-737-max-crashes-doj-5681932
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/faa-orders-inspections-of-2600-boeing-737-airplanes-over-emergency-oxygen-mask-issue-5682078
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