Boeing betalar 2,5 miljarder USD i skadestånd och böter
Detta gäller både JT610 och ET302.
Detta är från en rapport som justitiedepartementet publicerat idag.
Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy and Agrees to Pay over $2.5 Billion
«“The tragic crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 exposed fraudulent and deceptive conduct by employees of one of the world’s leading commercial airplane manufacturers,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General David P. Burns of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Boeing’s employees chose the path of profit over candor by concealing material information from the FAA concerning the operation of its 737 Max airplane and engaging in an effort to cover up their deception. This resolution holds Boeing accountable for its employees’ criminal misconduct, addresses the financial impact to Boeing’s airline customers, and hopefully provides some measure of compensation to the crash-victims’ families and beneficiaries.”
“The misleading statements, half-truths, and omissions communicated by Boeing employees to the FAA impeded the government’s ability to ensure the safety of the flying public,” said U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox for the Northern District of Texas. “This case sends a clear message: The Department of Justice will hold manufacturers like Boeing accountable for defrauding regulators – especially in industries where the stakes are this high.”
“Today's deferred prosecution agreement holds Boeing and its employees accountable for their lack of candor with the FAA regarding MCAS,” said Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie Jr. of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office. “The substantial penalties and compensation Boeing will pay, demonstrate the consequences of failing to be fully transparent with government regulators. The public should be confident that government regulators are effectively doing their job, and those they regulate are being truthful and transparent.”»
Ett avsnitt som jag tyckte var värt att notera och som också påminner om den kritik som riktats mot Boeing i samband med återcertifieringen, hösten 2020, är detta.
«As Boeing admitted in court documents, Boeing—through two of its 737 MAX Flight Technical Pilots—deceived the FAA AEG about an important aircraft part called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) that impacted the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX. Because of their deception, a key document published by the FAA AEG lacked information about MCAS, and in turn, airplane manuals and pilot-training materials for U.S.-based airlines lacked information about MCAS.»
Rödmarkeringarna ovan är mina.
Här finns hela dokumentet från justitiedepartementet.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/boein...ver-25-billion
Att Boeing avsiktligt vilseleder FAA för att få planet typgodkänt är en kritik som också finns i den här senatsrapporten, som handlar om den återcertifiering som genomfördes under bl.a. hösten 2020. Rapporten publicerades strax före jul 2020.
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/serv...3-5634D9D3CEF6
Här finns lite kort om innehållet i den rapporten, i en annan tråd.
(FB) Hur kommer det att gå för Boeing 737 Max?
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