Boeing’s horrendous safety record defies belief. A door flew off mid-flight. Then an entire panel fell off. An engine caught fire. A plane took a terrifying nosedive, injuring dozens. The list just keeps growing.¹

But there might be a reason why Boeing’s planes are suddenly having so many problems — and it all goes back to Donald Trump.

Just before Donald Trump left office, his administration cut a secret immunity deal with Boeing, shielding the company from criminal charges relating to plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed over 300 people. All Boeing had to do was pay a fine equal to 2% of their annual revenue and promise to do better in the future.²

No wonder Boeing thinks it can get away with cutting corners.

We’re calling on President Biden to undo Trump’s dirty deal with Boeing before an even bigger tragedy happens. We’ve already mobilized tens of thousands of people, and now we’re turning up the heat on President Biden to make sure Boeing is held fully accountable.

Will you chip in to Demand Progress Action and support our work, including pressuring the Biden administration to end Trump’s immunity deal with Boeing?

But there’s a provision in the agreement that requires Boeing to stamp out fraud within its company operations and among its contractors and subcontractors. And there’s ample evidence that the compnay has failed to do so.

One example: the door plug that flew out of a Boeing plane over Portland, Oregon, in January. The manufacturer of the plug allegedly engaged in a “fraudulent scheme” to hide manufacturing defects.⁴

Luckily, no one got hurt in the door plug accident. But Boeing shouldn’t be allowed to hand-wave away these deadly issues. Fifty people were injured, for instance, when one of its planes took a nosedive recently in New Zealand.⁵

The Biden administration must take concrete action to protect passengers — and immediately hold Boeing accountable.

Will you donate $10 to Demand Progress Action and help pressure President Biden to hold Boeing and other corporations accountable?

With gratitude for all that you do,

The team at Demand Progress Action

Sources:
1. Mashable, “What’s going on with Boeing planes? Safety concerns prompt flyers to change their flights.,” March 12, 2024.
2. The Lever, “Will Biden Rescind Trump’s Boeing Immunity Deal?” January 24, 2024.
3. U.S. Department of Justice, “Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy and Agrees to Pay over $2.5 Billion,” January 7, 2021.
4. The Lever, “Boeing Supplier Ignored Warnings Of “Excessive Amount Of Defects,” Former Employees Allege,” January 8, 2024.
5. NBC News, “50 people injured after a ‘strong movement’ on Boeing flight to New Zealand,” March 11, 2024.

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