Boeing is facing a lawsuit filed by families of passengers who died in the December 2024 crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800. The lawsuit alleges that failures in the aircraft’s “outdated” electrical and hydraulic systems prevented the pilots from landing the plane safely. Seattle-based law firm Herrmann Law Group sued the American aircraft manufacturer on behalf of 14 families.

On December 29, 2024, the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 made a belly landing at Muan International Airport (MWX) after failing to deploy its landing gear. The 737 overran the runway and crashed into an embankment, resulting in the deaths of 179 of the 181 people on board. The preliminary investigation report, issued in January 2025, identified the bird strike as the primary cause of the accident. South Korea’s Aviati

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