Aviation attorney Keith Williams, founder of the Keith Williams Law Group, is speaking out following the U.S. Justice Department’s recent agreement with Boeing regarding two fatal crashes involving the 737 Max aircraft. Williams asserts that the deal fails to deliver justice or closure to the families of the victims and allows Boeing to evade full accountability.
On May 24, 2025, the Justice Department announced an “agreement in principle” in which Boeing will pay over $1.1 billion in penalties, including $445 million allocated to the families of the 346 individuals killed in two separate crashes: one in Indonesia (October 2018) and the other in Ethiopia (March 2019).
Central to the controversy is Boeing’s failure to disclose to U.S. regulators the inclusion of new flight control software in the 737 Max, known as MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System), which automatically forced the aircraft’s nose downward under certain conditions. Crucially, pilots were not informed about the system and were unable to override it during the fatal incidents.
“While the company has to pay a hefty fine for their deceptive behavior, it will never alleviate the grief of the families who lost loved ones on those flights,” Williams said. “What is also galling is that the company will not be criminally prosecuted for failing to disclose the fact that they installed new software in the plane that the pilots were unable to override in catastrophic situations. I find Boeing’s actions to be underhanded and unconscionable.”
Keith Williams is recognized nationally for his expertise in aviation law. He is the Past Chair of the American Association for Justice’s Aviation Litigation Section, a member of the Aviation and Space Law Committee of the American Bar Association, and a past president of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.
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