Boeing has agreed to a $243.6 million plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max planes. These crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people combined. As part of the deal, Boeing will admit to criminal fraud related to misleading regulators about the
In 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) faced a surge in whistleblower complaints against Boeing, primarily triggered by issues with the 787 Dreamliner. Richard Cuevas, an airplane mechanic, raised alarm bells after witnessing substandard manufacturing practices at Spirit Aerosystems, a Boeing partner. He reported critical drilling and sealant problems on
A whistleblower complaint by Sam Mohawk revealed on June 2023, alleges that Boeing concealed defective parts from the FAA, installed some in new 737 planes, and lost track of others. According to a whistleblower complaint, Boeing concealed defective plane parts from federal regulators and later lost track of them, some
