Boeing’s latest move in their 737 MAX crisis was to dispense 100 million $ (USD) to families of those affected in two 737 MAX crashes in the last few months.
The payment will be done across several years and will affect 346 passenger’s families. The payment is independent of the lawsuit made by families.
The company said the money will be given to local nonprofits and community groups that will distribute the funds to the relatives of the 346 people who died. The money will be used to support education, including college tuition or other schooling expenses for children of victims and “hardship or living expenses for impacted families,” Boeing said in statement.
The offer has been dismissed by the families and an attorney that represents 23 families, Robert Clifford said: “This type of offer so early in the litigation process is unprecedented. Because there is still so much to learn about what occurred, it also appears to be disingenuous.”
The company is facing multiple lawsuits and federal investigations related to the 737 Max. The grounding has forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights each week, and it’s not clear when the 737 Max, which is Boeing’s top-selling plane, will be cleared to fly again.
Boeing has pledged to deliver a software fix to address issues with its automatic safety features that were linked to both crashes. Experts had expected the jets to be back in the air in August — but those efforts were delayed after another potential problem with the 737 Max was discovered during testing, the company said last month.
