Boeing appoints top legal adviser to handle 737 MAX lawsuitsBoeing on Wednesday named J. Michael Luttig as the newly-created position of counselor and senior adviser to deal with legal issues related to the two recent 737 MAX crashes. Luttig had served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years before joining Boeing. He also held senior roles at the U.S. Supreme Court, the White House and in private practice. SEE ALSO :All 157 in Ethiopian airliner crash deadHe will give advice to Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg and the Boeing board of directors. Muilenburg told a shareholders meeting on Monday that Boeing is close to completing an update to the flight control software of 737 MAX aircraft.

Source: Standard Digital May 02, 2019 08:29 UTC