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View all search resultsBoeing's latest legal predicament was triggered by a DOJ determination in mid-May that the company ignored a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) by not meeting requirements to improve its compliance and ethics program after the MAX crashes.
There have been incidents of grounded aircraft before, but the case of the 737 MAX is in a different league: a challenge not just of restoring trust in the jet but navigating the complicated process by which that trust was lost in the first place.
Compensation is not merely about the number; it is also about time. Since the accident happened, the families left behind had to make ends meet — ranging from funeral expenses to personal matters such as education costs and debt payments. Therefore, the compensation should have been paid months ago to ease the suffering of those left behind.
Boeing, the world’s largest and most famous aircraft manufacturer, and the FAA, which had been recognized as the most prominent aviation authority (it was born shortly after the first engine-powered aircraft flown by the Wright Brothers in 1903), are now facing a serious credibility threat. Whether Boeing’s effort to try to fly the B-737 MAX 8 again will succeed, only time will tell.
Anton said a long list of questions remained unanswered for him and his family, including who would take full responsibility for the crash and whether the Lion Air Group would face sanctions.
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