FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737 Max airplane throughout a displayscreen at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20,2022 (Reuters) Boeing has concurred to plead guilty to a criminal scams conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to willpower a US Justice Department examination into 2 737 Max deadly crashes, the federalgovernment stated in a court filing on Sunday. Earlier this month, Boeing concurred to buy back Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in stock and Airbus moved to take on the provider’s loss-making Europe-focused activities. Here is a timeline of current concerns surrounding the Max because the crashes in 2018 and 2019: OCTOBER 2018: A Lion Air Max aircraft crashes in Indonesia, killing all 189 individuals on board. NOVEMBER 2018: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing start examining the requirement for softwareapplication or style modifications to 737 Max jets following the Lion Air crash. MARCH 2019: An Ethiopian Airlines Max crashes, killing all 157 individuals on board. China endsupbeing the veryfirst nation to ground the Max, followed by others consistingof the US FAA. APRIL 2019: The FAA types an global group to evaluation the security of 737 Max. Boeing cuts regularmonthly production by almost 20%. SEPTEMBER 2019: Boeing’s board develops a long-term security committee to manage advancement, production and operation of its airplane. OCTOBER 2019: Boeing fires Kevin McAllister, the leading executive of its industrial aircrafts department. DECEMBER 2020: The business fires CEO Dennis Muilenburg in the wake of the twin crashes. JANUARY 2020: Boeing suspends 737 production, its greatest assembly-line stop in more than 20 years. MAY 2020: Boeing resumes 737 Max production at a “low rate”. JUNE 2020: Boeing starts a series of long-delayed flight tests of its upgraded 737 Max with regulators at the controls. NOVEMBER 2020: The US FAA raises the grounding order, permitting the 737 Max to fly onceagain. DECEMBER 2020: US Congress passes legislation to reform how the FAA licenses brand-new aircrafts
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