Government lawyers admitted the investigation into the Boeing 737 Max crashes didn’t turn up evidence of criminal wrong-doing by high-level company executives, rejecting a plea from family members of crash victims for more accountability. U.S. Assistant Attorney Jerrob Duffy started his arguments by apologizing to the family members of crash victims on behalf of the Justice Department, but said it stands by the agreement with Boeing. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with those family members in January to talk about the agreement with Boeing. Even though Forkner’s lawyers say he was a scapegoat for a larger corporate conspiracy, no Boeing executive has been held criminally accountable for the 737 Max crisis. The two 737 Max crashes led to a two-year grounding of the jets that cost airlines including Fort Worth-based American Airlines and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines hundreds of millions of dollars.

Source: Ethiopian News May 03, 2022 20:50 UTC