×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Truth Without Fear
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Deadline nears for Boeing decision on proposed MAX agreement

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

This handout picture provided by the NTSB on January 8, 2024, shows the investigation involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Oregon on January 7, 2024. [AFP]

More than five years after two fatal 737 MAX crashes, Boeing faces a fresh legal reckoning now that prosecutors have concluded the company flouted an earlier settlement addressing the disasters.

The aviation giant had been on a Friday night deadline to accept or reject a Department of Justice proposal that would require it to plead guilty to fraud during the certification of MAX airplanes, sources told AFP.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in
Business
Ruto assents to Infrastructure Fund Bill as KPC debuts at bourse
By Xinhua 14 hrs ago
Business
What to know about impact of US-Israel-Iran conflict on regional energy supply
By Brian Ngugi 17 hrs ago
Business
Ruto man Ndii rules out new negotiations with IMF team
Business
Sacco gross loans surpass Sh900b mark