US EditionBoeing, Honeywell sued by Air India crash victim families
- Relatives of four individuals who lost their lives in the June 12, 2025 crash of Air India Flight AI171 near Ahmedabad have initiated a lawsuit in the United States against Boeing and Honeywell.
- The lawsuit alleges a design defect in fuel cutoff switches caused inadvertent thrust loss and accuses the companies of negligence in warning and repair support.
- The crash involved a Boeing 787-8 jet that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people including 229 passengers, 12 crew, and 19 on the ground.
- Pushkaraj Sabharwal, father of the deceased captain, criticized the AAIB preliminary report as deficient and exonerating manufacturers while harming reputations and mental health.
- A more detailed official investigation report is expected in 2026, while the lawsuit signals ongoing legal challenges and scrutiny on manufacturers' responsibilities.
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Families of the dead have sued Boeing in US court. Families of Air India crash victims sue over faulty part
Boeing, Honeywell did ‘nothing’: Air India crash victim's families file lawsuit, allege faulty switches
The lawsuit filed Tuesday alleged faulty fuel switches caused the accident and accused the companies of doing 'nothing' despite being aware of the risks of the aircraft's design. It appears to be the first lawsuit in US over the Air India crash
Air India crash victims’ families file lawsuit against Boeing, Honeywell
The families of four passengers killed in the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 said in a lawsuit that the accident resulted from allegedly faulty fuel switches, which the US Federal Aviation Administration has said do not appear to have caused the accident that killed 260 people. The lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Delaware Superior Court blames Boeing and Honeywell, which made the switches, for the crash seconds after Flight 171 took off fo…
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