
Bloomberg
Just hours after Ethiopia demanded Boeing Co fix flight controls blamed for the crash of a 737 Max 8 jet last month, the parents of an American victim sued the company, and her grand-uncle, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, called for a boycott and recall of the plane.
The flurry of new legal woes came as Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis A. Muilenburg apologised to the victims’ families and the company faced a growing pile of complaints, along with a criminal probe, after two 737 Max jets crashed within five months.
“We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 Max accidents,†Muilenburg said in a statement on the company’s website, adding that Boeing is committed to fixing flaws identified in the crash reports.
“It’s our responsibility to eliminate this risk. We own it and we know how to do it.â€
That wasn’t enough for the parents of Samya Stumo, 24. They sued Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines and aircraft-sensor maker Rosemount Aerospace Inc for negligence in connection with the death of their daughter in the March 10 Ethiopia crash.