Boeing to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud FAA Aircraft Evaluation Group

Enlarge / An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing on June 28, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Kevin Carter )

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal charge and pay $243.6 million for violating a 2021 agreement that was spurred by two fatal crashes. The US government notified a judge of Boeing's plea agreement in a July 7 filing in US District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

"The parties have...