Source: Families of Boeing MAX crash victims seek nearly $25 billion fine, prosecution
Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims on Wednesday asked U.S. authorities to impose a fine of up to $24.8 billion on the aviation giant and proceed with criminal prosecution.
The move comes a day after Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the gravity of the company’s safety problems and assured a U.S. congressional panel that it was making progress on the issue.
Sitting behind him in the audience were relatives of victims of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019, who held up victims’ photos.
The families also believe the government should promptly “launch criminal prosecutions of the responsible corporate officials at Boeing at the time of the two crashes.”
The case relates to crashes in 2018 and 2019 in Indonesia and Ethiopia that together claimed 346 lives and comes as Boeing faces intensifying scrutiny following recent manufacturing and safety problems.
The aviation giant has again been in the public spotlight since a January 5 incident in which a 737 MAX operated by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing after a fuselage panel blew out midflight.
周三，波音 737 MAX 失事遇难者家属要求美国当局对这家航空巨头处以高达 248 亿美元的罚款，并进行刑事起诉。 此前一天，波音公司首席执行官戴夫·卡尔霍恩承认该公司安全问题的严重性，并向美国国会小组保证该公司正在该问题上取得进展。 观众席上坐在他身后的是2018年和2019年波音737 MAX 8坠机事故遇难者的亲属，他们举着遇难者的照片。 家属还认为，政府应立即“对两起坠机事件发生时波音公司负责的公司官员发起刑事起诉”。 此案与 2018 年和 2019 年印度尼西亚和埃塞俄比亚发生的坠机事故有关，这两起事故共造成 346 人死亡，而波音公司因最近的制造和安全问题而面临更严格的审查。 1月5日，阿拉斯加航空运营的一架737 MAX客机在飞行途中机身面板被吹走，被迫紧急迫降，这家航空巨头再次成为公众关注的焦点。
