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Boeing has reached a settlement with Peter Njoroge, a Canadian citizen, over the Ethiopian Airlines ET302 crash in 2019. The Arizona Daily Sun reported that the settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by Njoroge against Boeing after losing most of his family members in the incident. This case is among many lawsuits filed following two crashes involving Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2018 and 2019.
The Lion Air JT610 crash occurred on October 29, 2018, just months before the Ethiopian Airlines ET302 tragedy. Both incidents were attributed to the unexpected activation of the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). As a result, Boeing has faced significant financial repercussions due to compensation payments and legal settlements.
Paul Njoroge, a Kenyan-Canadian from Toronto, lost his wife Carolyne, their three children, and his mother-in-law in the ET302 crash. The flight was en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi when it crashed shortly after takeoff due to MCAS activation. All 157 passengers perished.
