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Boeing Accepts Liability for Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash

: Nov 13, 2021 - : 1:41 am

Boeing will acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families of the 157 people killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash.

According to a filing in US District Court in Chicago that was a result of an agreement reached between Boeing and the families, lawyers for the victims will not seek punitive damages and Boeing will not challenge the lawsuits being filed in Illinois. Under the agreement, Boeing has admitted that the 737 Max had an unsafe condition and that it would not attempt to blame anyone else for the crash.

“Boeing is committed to ensuring that all families who lost loved ones in the accidents are fully and fairly compensated for their loss,” the company said in a statement. “By accepting responsibility, Boeing’s agreement with the families allows the parties to focus their efforts on determining the appropriate compensation for each family.”

According to the lawyers, the compensation “will serve to hold Boeing fully accountable for the deaths of the 157 people who perished.” A judge has set a hearing for next Tuesday on the agreement.

The737 Max was grounded for 20 months after 346 people died in two 737 Max crashes within months – in Indonesia in 2018 and in Ethiopia in 2019. The plane returned to service in November last year after the company made significant software and training improvements.

The crashes already have cost Boeing some $20 billion. In January, Boeing agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice including $2.5 billion in fines and compensation stemming from the 737 Max crashes, including the Lion Air crash in October 2018.

Under the deal with Boeing, the victims’ families also agreed to dismiss claims against Rosemount Aerospace, a company that made sensors for the 737 Max, and Rockwell Collins, the parent of Rosemount and a key supplier for the Max.

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