The agreement allows victims’ families to pursue claims in U.S. courts instead of their home country. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Associated PressNEW YORK — Boeing has reached an agreement with the families of the victims of a March 2019 crash in Ethiopia of one of its 737-Max aircraft that claimed 157 lives. In the agreement, Boeing accepted responsibility for Ethiopian Airways flight 302 losing control shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. At the time, it was the second crash to involve a Boeing 737-Max aircraft in six months. After the Ethiopian crash, U.S. authorities grounded the 737-Max until Boeing could fix the plane’s faulty software.

Source: The Herald November 11, 2021 14:23 UTC