US judge sets Boeing 737 MAX fraud trial for June 23 | Aviation News

In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX crashes

A United States judge has abruptly set a June 23 trial date in the Department of Justice’s criminal fraud case against Boeing stemming from the plane maker’s alleged misrepresentations to US regulators about a key system on the 737 MAX.

The judge set the trial date on Tuesday.

In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX…