An Irish company that sells and leases aircraft has filed a lawsuit seeking to cancel an order for 22 of Boeing's 737 Max jets and collect at least $185 million in damages.
The company, Timaero, alleged in documents filed Tuesday in a US district court that Boeing had acted fraudulently in selling the troubled aircraft."Boeing deliberately and knowingly failed to disclose ... the safety issues associated with the design of the 737 Max," the company said.Boeing's 737 Max woes will last for several more yearsThe suit follows a similar one brought in August by Russian aircraft leasing company, Avia, which wants to cancel an order of 35 planes.
The plane has been grounded since March following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. Analysts say it's difficult to estimate when the Max might gain approval to fly again. Boeing continued building the planes since the grounding, despite being unable to deliver them to customers. Customer damages As of Tuesday, Boeing was supposed to have delivered four 737 Max aircraft but only two had been received, Timaero said.
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