737 Max crashes: Boeing in court on fraud charge - BBC News

Relatives of those who died when two Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashed are trying to reopen a prosecution.

16 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Jonathan DruionImage caption, The Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft that crashed nearly four years agoBy Theo LeggettBusiness correspondent, BBC NewsAircraft 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.

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.

Relatives of those who died are trying to reopen the settlement.

It means that for the first time, the company will be formally charged in court in relation to the two crashes, and will have to plead guilty or not guilty.

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