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Trial Opens Over 2019 737 Max Crash

Canadian citizen sues over deaths of his parents and sister.

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An Ethiopian 737 Max 8 sits on the tarmac. [Credit: AirlineGeeks/William Dickerson]
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Key Takeaways:

  • A lawsuit against Boeing, brought by Canadian citizen Manant Vaidya who lost family in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash, has proceeded to jury selection in a Chicago federal court.
  • The trial seeks to determine monetary damages to hold Boeing accountable for the "senseless and preventable" loss of lives, as the company has already accepted full responsibility for the incident.
  • This case is one of several victim lawsuits against Boeing following two 737 Max crashes, caused by faulty MCAS flight stabilizing software, which led to the global grounding of the fleet.
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A lawsuit brought against Boeing by a Canadian citizen who lost his family in the crash of a 737 Max jet proceeded to jury selection on Monday.

The case is being heard in federal court in Chicago.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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