Boeing could be criminally charged by the US Department of Justice in July if prosecutors’ recommendations are accepted, Reuters revealed. In May, authorities said the planemaker violated an agreement after a door plug exploded on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 in January. According to the news agency’s sources, Boeing and DOJ are in discussions to find an alternative to criminal charges. The hypothesis could drastically affect the company as it could lead to a type of management intervention or, in a more extreme case, require Boeing to plead guilty. The news comes as families of crew and passengers who died in the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crashes demand that Boeing pay a fine of nearly $25 billion in compensation.
