Lawsuit claims Boeing and Southwest covered up defect in 737 MAX

Published July 16, 2019 5:26pm ET



Boeing and Southwest Airlines are at the center of a new legal dispute that accuses the two companies of conspiring to cover up a fatal flaw in the embattled 737 MAX airplane.

The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Texas by 11 people who purchased a Southwest ticket to fly on a 737 MAX between Aug. 29, 2017 and March 13, when the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the fleet of planes following two fatal crashes in a five-month span.

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