Boeing To Ask Court To Accept Plea Deal in Deadly 737 Max Crashes Case: Outraged Victim Family Members Call It ‘Abomination’

A federal district judge will weigh whether to accept the Justice Department’s and Boeing’s plea agreement, which one attorney tells the Sun ‘fails to deliver meaningful justice for the 346 lives lost’ in the infamous plane crashes.

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A Boeing plane is displayed during a debut for employees at Renton, Washington. AP/Elaine Thompson

Boeing and the family members of the victims who were killed in the infamous 2018 and 2019 Boeing 737 Max crashes will face off on Friday, in a district court hearing that marks the latest escalation of a reputation and quality control crisis that has tainted the aerospace giant. 

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