Court rejects Boeing plea deal tied to 737 Max crashes

In the recent development, a U.S. federal court has rejected a plea deal proposed by Boeing to resolve a criminal charge related to their alleged concealment of information regarding the safety of their 737 Max aircraft, which was implicated in two fatal crashes.

The plea deal contained a “deferred prosecution agreement” that would resolve a single charge of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, which was the only charge brought against the company after the crashes. However, the presiding Judge stated that