The family of a victim of the EthiopianAirlines plane crash filed a lawsuit alleging that Boeing 'concealed nature of the automated system defects.'
Chicago - Citing "corporate greed" and "serious misconduct," the family of an American man who died when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed last month filed a lawsuit Monday against Boeing, the manufacturer of the 737 Max aircraft.
"In my decades of representing families of the victims of air crashes, I have never seen a case with such serious misconduct by an aircraft manufacturer," said Floyd Wisner, one of several Houston-based attorneys representing the family. "As the investigation continues, Boeing is cooperating fully with the investigating authorities," the company said in a statement.
Boeing has been working on a software update designed to change the way MCAS operates. Instead of acting based on information from a single sensor, the system will act on information from both angle-of-attack sensors. The software update is part of a package of proposed changes, including additional training for pilots and updated manuals that Boeing is expected to submit to the FAA in coming weeks.
In addition to Boeing, the lawsuit filed Monday also names Rosemount Aerospace, which manufactured the angle of attack sensor.
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