The families of victims in two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes have asked for prosecutions and a fine of $24.8bn for “the deadliest corporate crime in US history”.
The families’ lawyer Paul Cassell said the amount was “justified and clearly appropriate” given “enormous human costs of Boeing’s crimes”.
In a 32-page letter seen by the BBC, Mr Cassell said that the US government should prosecute those leading the company when 346 people were killed in two crashes in 2018 and 2019.
The letter cited the apology by Boeing’s chief executive Dave Calhoun on Tuesday while he gave evidence to Congress.
“I apologise for the grief that we have caused,” he said, as he was heckled by family members of victims of the crashes.
Sad to know that this man will never see a day in prison for the corners he caught. This is the GM faulty key ignition all over again.
Prosecutions, absolutely.
The fine is nice too, but Boeing will be saved by the government monetarily no matter what because of their contracts. So the fine doesn’t really mean anything other than “oh no the stock” for short amount of time.Put the decision makers behind bars.
If the company made a mistake despite being careful during production, they should get a reasonable fine. On the other hand, if they cut corners on safety to boost profits they should be sued out of business.
Another once great company ran by engineers, now ran by people just looking to get more money for their shareholders.
How would the victims ask for anything?
