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Would you fly on this plane?

Boeing has been fined $2.5bn by the US justice department after being charged with fraud and conspiracy. $2.2bn going to compensate the airlines for their loss of income and the remainder going to the families of the 346 people who died. I cant help feel the balance is the wrong way here though.

Also, Boeing's total revenue (pre-COVID) was over $100bn with $12bn profit. This seems a little slap on the wrist rather than punishment for allowing people to travel on planes they knew had a potentially fatal flaw and a secret auto pilot function that could not be turned off. That feature lead to capable pilots fighting the plane until the plane won and crashed.
 
Tony Lockhart said:
Boeing has been fined $2.5bn by the US justice department after being charged with fraud and conspiracy. $2.2bn going to compensate the airlines for their loss of income and the remainder going to the families of the 346 people who died. I cant help feel the balance is the wrong way here though.

Also, Boeing's total revenue (pre-COVID) was over $100bn with $12bn profit. This seems a little slap on the wrist rather than punishment for allowing people to travel on planes they knew had a potentially fatal flaw and a secret auto pilot function that could not be turned off. That feature lead to capable pilots fighting the plane until the plane won and crashed.
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And how many folks from Boeing's C-suite are going to prison ? Or having pay / bonuses / stock options clawed back ?

Simply put there is no disincentive against bad behavior for senior management in the US.
 
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