Boeing Co. faces legal action following the fatal crash of a 737 Max plane in Ethiopia, which killed 346 people. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a Rwandan passenger’s estate, alleges that the aircraft’s design is unsafe due to a defective flight control system. This legal challenge compounds Boeing’s financial troubles, as Asian airlines like Garuda Indonesia are canceling multi-billion dollar orders for the 737 Max. The crashes and subsequent lawsuits have placed both Boeing and the FAA under intense scrutiny regarding the plane’s certification process. Attorney Steven C. Marks criticized the approval as a mere “amendment” rather than a rigorous process for a “new aircraft,” highlighting concerns that Boeing and the FAA failed to ground the fleet despite knowing the dangers.
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Originally published by Peter Bloomberg & Janan Hanna | Mar 28, 2019 | Bloomberg
