The families of four victims of the Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad have filed lawsuits against aircraft manufacturer Boeing and aircraft parts maker Honeywell, accusing the companies of negligence leading to the deaths of 260 passengers on July 12.
The lawsuit was filed on September 16 in Delaware Superior Court in the US. The plaintiffs are the families of Kantaben Dhirubhai Paghadal, Naavya Chirag Paghadal, Kuberbai Patel and Babiben Patel.
to BBC, the lawsuit claims that faulty switches caused the accident and that the companies failed to take action despite being aware of the risks.
The lawsuit reportedly argues that the two companies were aware of the risks associated with the switch, citing a 2018 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advisory that urged, but did not mand