How potential Boeing criminal charges could have ‘huge’ impact globally

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The U.S. Justice Department may not end up charging Boeing, despite recommendations, but legal experts say the impact to the company's reputational harm could be lasting.

FILE - Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company's facility after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport, March 31, 2017, in North Charleston, S.C.after prosecutors alleged the company violated a deferred prosecution agreement related to two fatal crashes, with lawyers recommending criminal charges.

“This is not something that’s going away easily for Boeing at all,” she said in an interview. “It could have huge second and third order effects for Boeing and for countries all over the worldCriminal charges would be just the latest crisis for the company, which has seen multiple incidents involving its planes in recent months, including when a panel blew off one of its jets mid-flight in early January.

“They may look to structure a guilty plea or some other penalty to do the least damage they can to civil and military operations,” she said.Family fund: $115K is the average gift for 1st-time homebuyers, CIBC saysAtlantic Ballet of Canada to launch Indigenous dance program in Moncton this fall In terms of Boeing, it’s difficult to say whether charges will be filed. But the public perception around the recommendation of them adds to Boeing’s challenges.

 

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