Boeing fined 2,5 billion for the 737 Max

Boeing was charged with criminal negligence, and conspiracy to exof the United States by the Department of Justice and will have to pay $2,5 billion for false filings with the Federal Aviation Administration before and after the fatal crashes of 737 Max in 2018 and 2019.

The Ministry of Justice he said the charges and the fine on Thursday. The $2,5 billion fine includes $243,6 million in "pecuniary penalties," $1,77 billion to be paid to airlines that were customers of the plane and $500 million to go into a fund to help families and relatives of the people who died from the crashes.

Boeing had announced before the fine that it was imposed a sum of 100 million dollars for the families of the 346 people who died in the accidents. The company had revenue of $ 100 billion and profits of $ 12 billion in 2018.

“The misleading statements, half-truths and omissions communicated by Boeing employees to the FAA impeded the government's ability to ensure of the flying public", the prosecutor said in a statement Erin Nealy Cox.

"This case sends a clear message: The Department of Justice will hold manufacturers such as Boeing accountable for regulatory fraud - especially in industries where profits are so high."

The Boeing 737 Max was built to help the company keep up with a new, more efficient fuel supply from rival Airbus. But the company rushed with the plan, which resulted in a plane prone to dangerous behaviors in certain take-off situations.

Boeing has developed software to eliminate this design flaw by automatically pushing the nose of the plane down. But the company never told the FAA, airlines and pilots about the software to save time and money.

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