The story of Boeing

Boeing. U.S. aerospace company that makes airliners and military aircraft.

Nov 2011

Lion Air awarded a contract to Boeing. $22B, order for 230 737s, 201 of them 737 MAX.

2012–2016

Boeing developed MCAS.

until 2018

Mark Forkner worked at Boeing. Chief technical pilot for the 737 MAX.

2020

U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract to Boeing. $21.7B, Pentagon prime contracts, fiscal year 2020.

Hartung’s Table 1 lists $15.6 billion for fiscal year 2019 and $21.7 billion for 2020.

7 Jan 2021

Boeing signed Boeing deferred prosecution agreement (2021).

Boeing, charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. Conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Boeing settled with the U.S. Department of Justice. $2.5B, deferred prosecution agreement: Boeing agreed the Statement of Facts is true and accurate.

The total comprises a $243.6 million penalty, $1.77 billion for airline customers and $500 million for the heirs of the crash victims.

A charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt.

6 Nov 2025

Boeing, charge dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Dismissal of the information at the Government’s request, with Boeing’s consent.

The judge wrote that he did not have the authority to refuse.

Boeing, involved in Alaska Airlines flight 1282, FAA delegation of 737 MAX certification tasks to Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, Lion Air flight 610 and United States v. The Boeing Company (2021 to 2025).

According to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Boeing, CEO Dave Calhoun and Dennis Muilenburg.

Boeing benefited from The post-9/11 wars.

According to William D. Hartung.

Boeing developed Boeing 737 MAX.

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