Family to sue Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines over 737 MAX crash
It is the first lawsuit that targets Boeing, the airline and Rosemount, which makes the angle-of-attack sensor that is the focus of investigations
Chicago — The family of an American woman killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the airline, Boeing and Rosemount Aerospace, the manufacturer of a part of the aircraft that is the focus of investigators. The complaint was filed in US federal court in Chicago by the parents of Samya Stumo, who, lawyers said, was on a work trip when Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed on March 10 soon after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 on board. It is the first lawsuit filed on behalf of a US victim of the Ethiopian disaster and the first to target the airline and parts manufacturer Rosemount, in addition to Boeing. The complaint accuses Boeing of putting “profits over safety” and says the US federal aviation administration (FAA) must also be held accountable for certifying the 737 MAX. The 737 MAX planes were grounded worldwide following the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, which came five months after a Lion Air crash in Indones...
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