Boeing formally files guilty plea in 737 MAX case

Boeing has formally filed a guilty plea with the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding making “false representations” about key software for the manufacturers 737 MAX aircraft. A criminal fine of $243.6 million has been imposed on the company as a part of the plea agreement. Detailed within a US Justice Department report, it states that the manufacturer will meet with families of the victims of Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, the two 737 MAX flights that crashed in 2018 and 2019. “A condition of probation shall be that Boeing ensures that its Board of Directors holds