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US judge cancels planned Boeing trial over 737 crashes

Digital screens display the Boeing logo and the flag of Qatar in Ankara, Turkiye on May 14, 2025. [AFP]

A US federal judge on Monday cancelled the planned trial of US aviation giant Boeing over crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft that left nearly 350 people dead.

The trial had been scheduled to begin June 23, but the Justice Department and Boeing reached a preliminary agreement last month to settle the long-running criminal probe into the accidents.

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