US judge rejects Boeing 737 MAX accord over diversity policies [Video]

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A US judge rejected a criminal settlement with Boeing over the 737 MAX crashes on Thursday, slamming diversity policies at the aviation giant and the Justice Department that made him “skeptical” of a fair outcome.

In the ruling, US District Judge Reed O’Connor blocked Boeing’s guilty plea under a deferred prosecution agreement in the case which dates back to two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.

The agreement would have seen the Justice Department choose a monitor to ensure that Boeing complies with the agreement.

But O’Connor wrote that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies at the Justice Department left him “skeptical” of its assurances that it will pick a monitor solely based on …