House Transportation Committee

Boeing 737 MAX Scandal Summary - 346 Deaths, $2.5B Fine, Zero Executive Prosecutions

2024-01-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

The Boeing 737 MAX scandal represents the deadliest case of regulatory capture and corporate crime in modern aviation history. Between 2011 and 2024, Boeing’s decision to prioritize profit over safety killed 346 people, cost $2.5 billion in fines, and resulted in zero criminal prosecutions of …

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Boeing Internal Messages Released - "Designed by Clowns, Supervised by Monkeys"

2020-01-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Boeing released hundreds of internal messages to Congressional investigators and the FAA on January 9, 2020, revealing that employees knew the 737 MAX was unsafe, mocked regulators, and conspired to deceive certification authorities. In one April 2017 exchange, just before the aircraft’s first …

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