Boeing reaches settlement with man whose wife and children died in 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
Summary
Boeing reached a settlement with a Canadian man named Paul Njoroge, whose wife and three children died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash. This agreement prevents the first trial related to the crash that grounded Boeing Max jets worldwide. The settlement terms were not shared publicly.Key Facts
- Paul Njoroge's wife and three children died in an Ethiopian Airlines crash in 2019.
- The crash killed all 157 people on board the flight bound for Kenya.
- Boeing and Njoroge settled out of court before a trial to decide compensation could begin.
- Njoroge planned to seek millions in damages, though the exact amount was not disclosed.
- Boeing accepted responsibility for the crash in a 2021 deal with victims' families, allowing legal claims in U.S. courts.
- The Ethiopian Airlines crash was caused by a system error, which was also linked to another crash in Indonesia.
- These two crashes led to the grounding of Boeing Max jets worldwide until system design changes were made.
- A total of 346 people died in both Ethiopian and Indonesian crashes.
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