Boeing has reached an agreement in principle with the Department of Justice to avoid prosecution in the case over two deadly 737 Max crashes.

A Boeing spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Granting Boeing a non-prosecution agreement represents a shift in approach by the DOJ under the Trump administration.

Photo: sarah silbiger/Reuters Boeing and the Justice Department reached a tentative agreement for the plane maker to pay $1.1 billion to avoid prosecution for two passenger-jet crashes.

In 2021, Boeing entered into a deferred prosecution agreement by which it pled guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy to mislead inspectors prior to the certification of that twin-engine aircraft, in ...

Boeing is set to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading regulators about the 737 Max jetliner in a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Boeing BA1.83%increase; green up pointing triangle will pay $1.1 billion to avoid prosecution for two crashes of its 737 MAX jets. The agreement with the Justice Department requires the company to ...

The agreement allows Boeing to avoid being branded a convicted felon and is a blow to families who lost relatives in the crashes.

The charges relate to Boeing misleading the Federal Aviation Administration about the safety of its 737 MAX aircraft, and subsequently violating a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.

Boeing has reached an agreement in principle with the Department of Justice to avoid prosecution in the case over two deadly 737 Max crashes, also allowing Boeing to avoid going to trial next ...