Lawsuit blames fuel switch design ‘defect’ for Air India crash, victims’ families sue Boeing and Honeywell
The families of four passengers who were killed in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad in June this year, have filed a lawsuit in the US against Boeing and aircraft parts maker Honeywell, accusing them of negligence.
The case, filed on Tuesday and reviewed by the BBC, claims that faulty fuel switches caused the accident. It also accuses the companies of ignoring known risks in the plane’s design.
