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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Callum Jones in New York and agencies

US judge orders June trial for Boeing 737 Max fraud case

a plane being constructed
Boeing 737 Max aircraft are assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington. Photograph: Jennifer Buchanan/Reuters

A US judge ordered a 23 June trial date in the Department of Justice’s criminal fraud case against Boeing over the American planemaker’s alleged misrepresentations to regulators about a key system on the 737 Max.

Families of the victims of two deadly Max crashes, which claimed 346 lives, hailed an “opportunity for justice” on Tuesday. Boeing said it was in “good faith discussions” with the justice department.

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