Aviation 737-MAX crash: Boeing ordered to pay millions in compensation
A good six and a half years after the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Ethiopia, the aircraft manufacturer has been ordered to pay millions in compensation. Boeing must pay the widower of a woman from India who was killed 28.45 million dollars in damages.
13.11.2025, 01:10
13.11.2025, 01:20
SDA
The jury reached this verdict at the end of a civil trial in Chicago on Wednesday. The plaintiff said he was "satisfied" with the verdict. A total of 157 people died in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on March 10, 2019, including five German citizens. Boeing had previously reached an out-of-court settlement with the surviving dependents of a second crash victim - a woman from Kenya. The plaintiffs accused Boeing of negligence and shared responsibility for the women's deaths, among other things.
US aircraft manufacturer plunged into deep crisis
Following the crash, Boeing 737 MAX aircraft were banned from flying worldwide. A few months earlier, in October 2018, a Boeing of the same type had crashed off the Indonesian island of Java, killing all 189 occupants.
Investigations into the two crashes revealed that the 737 MAX had a problem with the MCAS stabilization software and deficiencies in pilot training, among other things. Boeing has since revised the software.
The flight ban plunged Boeing into a deep crisis in the meantime. It was gradually lifted again from the end of 2020.
