Boeing 737 Max

Boeing settles with man whose family died in Ethiopia 737 Max crash

July 19, 2025 Sophia Tareen

CHICAGO — Boeing reached a settlement last Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event […]

DOJ reaches deal, Boeing avoids prosecution over 737 Max crashes

May 31, 2025 Alanna Durkin Richer

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of […]

DOJ may drop criminal prosecution of Boeing over Max crashes

May 24, 2025 Alan Suderman

The Justice Department may drop its criminal prosecution of Boeing for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to a weekend court […]

Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 fuselages

February 8, 2024 The Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va. – Boeing discovered another problem in some of its 737 Max fuselages that may delay deliveries of about 50 planes in the latest quality gaffe to plague the giant aircraft manufacturer. Boing said […]

Former Boeing test pilot found not guilty of deceiving FAA

March 27, 2022 David Koenig, Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Boeing Co. test pilot was acquitted Wednesday on felony charges of deceiving federal regulators about a key flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes involving 737 […]

Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max

January 8, 2021 David Koenig, Associated Press

Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service. […]

Boeing Max returns to US skies with first passenger flight

December 29, 2020 David Koenig, Associated Press

American Airlines flew paying passengers on board a Boeing 737 Max on Tuesday, marking the first flight of the plane in U.S. skies in nearly two years after it was grounded following two deadly crashes. […]

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

November 18, 2020 David Koenig and Tom Krisher, Associated Press

After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing’s 737 Max for flight. The nation’s air safety agency announced the move early Wednesday, saying it was […]

US moves one step closer to letting the Boeing 737 Max fly

July 21, 2020 David Koenig, Associated Press

Federal safety regulators are moving closer to letting the grounded Boeing 737 Max fly again with changes that Boeing made to the plane after two deadly crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that “in […]

American Airlines threatens to cancel some Boeing Max orders

July 11, 2020 David Koenig, Associated Press

DALLAS — American Airlines is warning Boeing that it could cancel some overdue orders for the grounded 737 Max unless the plane maker helps line up new financing for the jets, which has become more […]