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Victims’ Families Appeal Judge’s Decision to Dismiss Boeing Crash Criminal Case

The case stems from the crashing of two Boeing planes, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in 2019 and Lion Air Flight 610 in 2018, which combined killed 346 people.
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Victims’ Families Appeal Judge’s Decision to Dismiss Boeing Crash Criminal Case
The Boeing logo at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport, France, June 20, 2025. Benoit Tessier/Pool via Reuters
Guy Birchall
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The families of some of the victims of two Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes that resulted in the deaths of 346 people asked a U.S. appeals court to reverse a judge’s decision to dismiss a criminal case against the aviation giant on Nov. 13.

Judge Reed O'Connor, of the U.S. District Court in Fort Worth, Texas, granted a request to dismiss the case by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Nov. 6.
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