This archive report was first published on 24 September 2019.
Boeing has established a compensation fund for families of those who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines crash in March this year.
The fund, which also covers victims of the Indonesian accident in October 2018, will provide Ksh. 15 million to each family.
According to Boeing, families will not be required to sign away their rights to sue in order to claim compensation from the fund, as stated in a CBS News report on Monday.
However, Ken Feinberg, who oversaw compensation for victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, expressed concerns over how they would locate families in 35 countries.
“Finding all of these heirs and making sure the funds will be safe and secure will be a real challenge,” he said, as quoted by Reuters.
Reports indicate that nearly 100 lawsuits have been filed against Boeing since the crashes occurred.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg expressed his ‘deepest sympathies’ to families who lost their kin, while also hinting that he hopes the 737 MAX 8 model will resume operations in October.
The model was grounded in March following the two fatal crashes.
The Federal Aviation Administration stated that it is up to each country to determine whether to allow the Boeing 737 MAX 8 into their airspace.
