Boeing and the US Department of Justice are being blasted amid reports of the aerospace manufacturer receiving another "sweetheart deal" despite recent safety concerns on its 737 MAX planes.
First reported by CNN, the prosecution team condemned talks of the Justice Department offering Boeing a plea deal that "completely fails to mention or recognize the dignity" of its victims.
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Boeing settled its previous litigations by paying $2.1 billion in damages and a promise to improve its plane's safety and compliance measures after two of its 737 MAX 8 planes crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 passengers aboard.
Prosecution Urges DOJ to Pursue Litigation on Boeing
This promise, however, came into question after multiple Boeing 737 planes were reported making emergency landings due to aircraft malfunctions shortly after takeoff, starting with Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 last January.
It did not help that more whistleblowers are coming forward to expose the company's lax safety compliance for its 787 and 777 Dreamliners.
Several attorneys representing the victims' families have earlier urged the department to pursue its reopening of the lawsuit against Boeing.
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More Boeing Emergency Landings Amid Safety Concerns
While the DOJ is still contemplating whether to pursue its case against Boeing, more of the aerospace manufacturer's planes are reportedly making emergency landings more often amid mounting safety concerns.
Another Boeing 737 in India had to make an emergency landing last week as one of its engines caught fire minutes after take-off.
This is not to mention a Boeing 737 Max 8 taking a nose dive 7,600 from the air roughly 30 minutes after takeoff in the same period in South Korea.
The Federal Aviation Agency has since suspended production of new 737 MAX planes until the company provides a "comprehensive corrective action plan to fix systemic quality-control issues."
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