A Chicago jury began deliberations after hearing a wrongful-death suit filed by family members of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash involving a Boeing 737 MAX. The case follows two MAX disasters that together killed 346 people, as relatives seek accountability and damages from Boeing.
Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a USD 244 million fine to settle a U.S. Justice Department probe tied to two fatal 737 MAX crashes. The move is likely to reverberate for Indian carriers such as Akasa and SpiceJet, influencing fleet risk checks, maintenance practices, and technology adoption timelines.
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Boeing has started formal certification trials of a revised engine anti-ice design for its 737 aircraft, according to Air Current. The work centers on updating how engines prevent ice buildup in adverse conditions, with trials carried out on the 737 MAX test aircraft. The outcome will determine the path to certification and rollout.
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