(Adds Boeing not responding to requests for comment)By Emilie DewardePARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - A French woman whose husband died in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker, seeking at least $276 million in damages. The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 in March killed all 157 passengers and crew aboard and followed the death in October of 189 people on a Lion Air 737 MAX which plunged into the ocean off Indonesia in similar circumstances. Dozens of families have sued Boeing over the Lion Air crash, and several lawsuits have been lodged over the Ethiopian crash near the capital Addis Ababa, which led airlines around the world to ground the Boeing 737 MAX. U.S. attorney Nomaan Husain told a Paris news conference his client was seeking a minimum of $276 million in damages. It is unclear when the 737 MAX aircraft will receive FAA approval to return to service.

Source: Ethiopian News May 21, 2019 13:16 UTC