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Stark contrast between Boeing (US) never been guilty of anything vs Airbus (EU)
by jbverschoor 5mo ago
Stark contrast between Boeing (US) never been guilty of anything vs Airbus (EU)
- readthenotes1 5mo agoThey have, just not criminal penalties. No one will go to prison. The nearly $19 billion in losses to the value in Boeing is chump change ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX_groundings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX_groundings
- dcrazy 5mo agoBoeing literally pleaded guilty to criminal fraud charges. https://apnews.com/article/boeing-guilty-plea-fraud-justice-victims-fd309f4cc643637ebd9637fd5864dbb9 https://apnews.com/article/boeing-guilty-plea-fraud-justice-...
- jbverschoor 5mo agoManslaughter for not having enough training during a specific malfunction, one crash Vs Fraud for two crashes caused by knowingly having unsafe planes (and two whistleblowers conveniently die)
- thrownthatway 5mo agoAh, off by one error.
- y1n0 5mo agoNot so stark when you realize that both airbus and air france were acquitted years ago. And then the prosecutors appealed! I find that terrifying.
- dcrazy 5mo agoTerrifying that they were acquitted, or that double jeopardy is legal in France?