Boeing to pay $200m over charges it misled investors following fatal 737 MAX crashes
Boeing and Mr Muilenburg "failed in this most basic obligation," he added.
"Fundamental changes that have strengthened our safety processes and oversight of safety issues, and have enhanced our culture of safety, quality, and transparency," the company added. But it does give the SEC the chance to call out Boeing and its ex-chief executive Dennis Muilenburg for making assurances about the plane's safety, when they already knew it had a serious problem - thereby misleading investors.
There have been criticisms in some quarters that the ex-boss has not been properly held to account for his role in the affair. On this occasion, though, the finger has been pointed squarely in his direction.13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, killing all 189 passengers and crew.another Boeing 737 Max on its way to Kenya, crashed six minutes after leaving Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. All 157 people on board were killed.