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Boeing Accepts Responsibility for Ethiopia Airlines 737 MAX Crash, Will Compensate Families

HeadlineNov 11, 2021

In aviation news, Boeing has admitted responsibility for the 2019 crash of its 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines jet and has agreed to compensate the victims’ families. The crash killed all 157 passengers and crew on board and came just months after another 737 MAX crashed in Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board. The disasters led to the jets being grounded for 20 months. Boeing acknowledged that there were safety issues in the 737 MAX, and said it was accepting full liability.

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