Two 737 MAX crashes (Lion Air 610 and Ethiopian Airlines 302) killed 346 people due to MCAS system Boeing concealed from pilots

Boeing marketed the MAX as requiring no additional pilot training to save airlines money; this decision directly contributed to both crashes

Internal communications revealed employees calling the plane "designed by clowns supervised by monkeys" months before first crash

Boeing kept the MAX flying for five months after the first crash, with internal analysis showing the same failure would recur approximately every 3 years

Received $62 million separation package after being fired, despite 346 deaths on his watch

Lobbied Congress and FAA to maintain Boeing self-certification authority (Organization Designation Authorization) that allowed Boeing to approve its own safety analysis

Pressured supply chain to increase production from 42 to 52 planes per month, creating quality control problems that persisted years later