It was the second crash involving a Boeing 737 Max airplane, occurring just a few months after Lion Air Flight 610 went down in Indonesia on October 29, 2018, killing all 189 passengers. This particular case is playing out in Illinois, where Boeing was headquartered at the time of the crash (the company has since moved to Arlington, VA). “Boeing recognizes the tremendous tragedy suffered by the families,” attorneys wrote in a filing from February 27th viewed by WSJ. AdvertisementThe airplane manufacturer reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over the two 737 Max crashes, including agreeing to pay $500 million to victims’ beneficiaries, WSJ reports. Update: After this article was published, Boeing contacted Jalopnik with the following statement:

Source: Ethiopian News March 18, 2023 01:35 UTC