Boeing is in crisis: After two crashes, a flight ban for machines of the type 737 Max has been running for months now, business is down, and many survivors of crash victims sue the group. Now threatens further legal trouble, because even the pilot union of the US airline Southwest Airlines (SWAPA) has filed a lawsuit against the American company.
The manufacturer had made the pilot wrong information about the fitness of the aircraft, the union said. The pilots must be able to count on Boeing providing truthful information, said SWAPA President Jonathan L. Weaks: "In the case of the 737 Max, this did not happen."
Due to the launch bans after the crashes in October and March, in which a total of 346 people died, had to be canceled, according to the union over 30,000 Southwest flights. As a result, the pilots had escaped more than $ 100 million in revenue. Southwest is the US airline with the most 737 Max machines in the fleet.
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Already in June, an anonymous pilot in US court documents had sued Boeing for "significant income losses" and "severe emotional and mental suffering". He was almost forced to fly the 737 Max and bring not only himself, but also the crew and passengers in mortal danger. He also accused the corporation of "an unprecedented cover-up" of known 737 Max errors.
Boeing is also confronted with numerous complaints from members of the crash victims. The group is after the calamities, as the main cause of a software error, heavily criticized. Boeing is suspected of rushing the 737 Max and neglecting safety. US authorities are checking to see if everything is right when it comes to approval.
