New York: An American federal judge on Monday canceled the planned trial of US aviation giant Boeing on his 737 Max aircraft accidents, killing around 350 people.The test was scheduled to begin on June 23, but the Department of Justice and Boeing reached an initial agreement to settle a long -running criminal investigation in accidents last month.The US District Judge Reid O’Coner requested the request of both sides to vacate the trial date and canceled the criminal test that was held in Fort Worth, Texas.But the judge should still give his final approval to the disposal and if he fails to make a deal, he can reconstruct a test.Under the agreement, the Boeing will pay $ 1.1 billion, which has condemned some families of the crash victims and the Department of Justice will reject a criminal charge on the company’s conduct in certification of maximum.The agreement resolves the case without the need to blame Boeing for fraud in the certification of Max, which was involved in two accidents in 2018 and 2019 that claimed 346 lives.The Department of Justice “described it as a fair and just resolution that works in public interest.” “The agreement further guarantees adequate benefits from accountability and boeing, while avoiding uncertainty and litigation risk from proceeding for testing,” said this.Family members of some maximum victims slammed the proposed disposal, however, as a cheap route for Boeing.Paul Casel, a lawyer representing relatives of the victims, said, “Such a non-princely deal is unprecedented and clearly incorrect for the deadliest corporate crime in American history.”The Department of Justice cited other family members, who expressed their desire to shut down, quoted one as saying that “court or other forums are discussed every time.” The initial agreement was the latest development in a marathon case that came in view of accidents that tarnished Boeing’s reputation and contributed to the leadership shakeup to the aviation veteran.The case is for the agreement of the January 2021 justice department with Boeing, alleging that the company deliberately cheated the federal aviation administration during the Max Certification.The 2021 agreement included a three -year probation period. But in May 2024, the Department of Justice determined that Boeing had violated the 2021 agreement, which was after several later security flaws.Boeing agreed in July 2024 to blame for “the conspiracy to cheat the United States”. But in December, Judge O’Coner, while coding the guilty petition, dismissed a disposal, establishing the platform for the upcoming Trump administration to decide the next stages.
