by Alex Hammer at Daily Mail
- Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has pleaded not guilty to charges charges the manufacturer deceived federal authorities over the safety of its 737 MAX jets
- Boeing’s chief safety officer, Mike Delaney, entered the not-guilty Thursday
- The plea comes after families of 350 killed in the two high profile crashes rejected a plea deal, called for more transparency on safety from the company
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has pleaded not guilty to charges the manufacturer deceived federal authorities over the safety of its 737 MAX jets following two high-profile crashes in 2018 and 2019.
Boeing’s chief safety officer, Mike Delaney, entered the not-guilty plea on behalf of the plane-maker in an arraignment Thursday. A not-guilty plea is standard in deferred prosecution agreements.
It comes after US District Judge Reed O’Connor last week ordered Boeing to appear to be arraigned after he ruled that people killed in the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes are legally considered ‘crime victims.’
Today’s ruling marks the first time the company has been forced to publicly answer to a criminal charge connected to the 2018 and 2019 disasters, which occurred in Indonesia and Ethiopia, respectively…
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