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Boeing to plead guilty to avoid trial over fatal 737 Max crashes

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to fraud to avoid going on trial on charges stemming from two fatal crashes [File: Elaine Thompson/AP Photo]

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to fraud to avoid going on trial in the United States on charges stemming from two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max.

Under the plea deal, Boeing would pay a fine of $243.6m and be required to invest at least $455m in its compliance and safety programmes, the US Department of Justice said in a court filing on Sunday.

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