Boeing to plead guilty in US probe of fatal 737 MAX crashes

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge related to two fatal 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people. This plea, pending federal judge approval, would label Boeing a convicted felon and require them to pay a $243.6 million fine. The guilty plea could jeopardize Boeing's ability to secure government contracts but avoids a potentially damaging trial.