Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty plea deal in deadly crashes of 737 MAX jets, WSJ reports
- A federal judge in Texas has set a June trial date for the case against Boeing regarding the 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.
- U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor did not provide reasons for the June trial date in his scheduling order.
- Boeing and the Justice Department are attempting to renegotiate a July 2024 plea agreement that involves a guilty plea to a felony charge.
- Judge O'Connor rejected the plea deal in December, citing concerns over the Justice Department's diversity, inclusion, and equity policies.
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Boeing will go to trial for 737 Max aircraft starred in 2018 and 2019
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Boeing company to face a trial on June 23 for allegedly defrauding the U.S. air regulator before the two serious accidents with its 737 Max planes of 2018 and 2019, in which 346 people died. The decision of District Judge Reed O’Connor of Texas was sudden and takes place after the latter rejected in December an agreement reached between Boeing and the Department of Justice by which the aircraft manufacturer…
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