Boeing Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charge After 2 Deadly 737 MAX Crashes

A Boeing 737 MAX jet prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2020. Elaine Thompson/AP Photo

U.S.-based aircraft maker Boeing pleaded not guilty in court on Jan. 26 to a fraud conspiracy felony charge after it was accused of deceiving regulators about flight control systems on its 737 MAX aircraft, which was involved in two crashes.

U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor took the plea from Boeing, which was represented by its chief safety officer and a string of lawyers, during the three-hour hearing in Fort Worth, Texas.