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Aircraft giant Boeing will answer a fraud charge in court later over two plane crashes which killed 346 people.
Both accidents were down to flaws in the flight control systems on the 737 Max aircraft which caused nosedives.
Boeing was found to have failed to disclose information about the system but avoided a trial by agreeing to pay $2.5bn (£1.8bn) in fines and compensation.
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Investigations in the US revealed that Boeing had not included information about the MCAS system in pilot manuals or training guidance, and had deliberately sought to downplay the impact of the system in its communications with the US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration.
In January 2021, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Boeing with fraud. But the company was able to avoid going on trial, by agreeing to pay $2.5bn in fines and compensation, and promising to tighten up its compliance procedures.
This settlement - known as a deferred prosecution agreement - provoked intense anger among a number of the relatives of those who died aboard ET302.
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"To us a fine and cover-up is not justice," he said.
"It is important a precedent is set to prevent similar loss of innocent lives, and for Boeing to understand the horrific impact their misconduct has had on so many families," he added.
It is still far from clear whether the legal action will ultimately lead to the deferred prosecution agreement between Boeing and the DoJ being reopened.
Aircraft giant Boeing will answer a fraud charge in court later over two plane crashes which killed 346 people.
Both accidents were down to flaws in the flight control systems on the 737 Max aircraft which caused nosedives.
Boeing was found to have failed to disclose information about the system but avoided a trial by agreeing to pay $2.5bn (£1.8bn) in fines and compensation.
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Investigations in the US revealed that Boeing had not included information about the MCAS system in pilot manuals or training guidance, and had deliberately sought to downplay the impact of the system in its communications with the US regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration.
In January 2021, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Boeing with fraud. But the company was able to avoid going on trial, by agreeing to pay $2.5bn in fines and compensation, and promising to tighten up its compliance procedures.
This settlement - known as a deferred prosecution agreement - provoked intense anger among a number of the relatives of those who died aboard ET302.
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"To us a fine and cover-up is not justice," he said.
"It is important a precedent is set to prevent similar loss of innocent lives, and for Boeing to understand the horrific impact their misconduct has had on so many families," he added.
It is still far from clear whether the legal action will ultimately lead to the deferred prosecution agreement between Boeing and the DoJ being reopened.
