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US jury awards $49.5mn in Boeing MAX crash case
A federal jury in Chicago has awarded USD49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old Massachusetts woman killed in the March 2019 crash of a B737-8 MAX operated by Ethiopian Airlines, one of two fatal disasters that led to the nearly two-year worldwide grounding of the aircraft type.
...A federal jury in Chicago has awarded USD49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old Massachusetts woman killed in the March 2019 crash of a B737-8 MAX operated by Ethiopian Airlines, one of two fatal disasters that led to the nearly two-year worldwide grounding of the aircraft type.
The verdict, delivered on May 13 in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, included USD21 million for Stumo’s pain and suffering, according to a copy of the verdict shared with The Seattle Times.
The trial, which began on May 4, centred on the death of Stumo, a passenger aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa International to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta on March 10, 2019, killing all 157 people on board. The disaster came less than five months after Lion Air Flight 610, another B737-8, crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia, killing 189 people.
According to The Seattle Times, the verdict resolves one of the last remaining lawsuits brought against Boeing by families of victims of the crashes and marks only the second civil trial Boeing has faced over the crashes. In the first case that went to trial in November 2025, a jury awarded the family of Shikha Garg more than USD28 million in damages. Another case was set to go to trial in January 2026, but the parties settled shortly after jury selection.
In their 2019 complaint, Stumo’s parents, Michael Stumo and Nadia Milleron, alleged Boeing rushed the B737 MAX to market to compete with Airbus's A320neo and concealed flaws in the aircraft’s Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS), a flight-control system implicated in both crashes. The suit claimed Boeing failed to adequately inform pilots about MCAS, downplayed the need for simulator training, and relied on a single angle-of-attack sensor vulnerable to malfunction.
The complaint also alleged Boeing failed to act urgently after the Lion Air crash, despite warnings about repeated nose-down commands linked to MCAS.
Boeing has reached confidential settlements with dozens of victims’ families and agreed with the US Department of Justice to avoid criminal prosecution related to the crashes.
18May2026
Aberdair exits Ghana fixed-wing, grows Kenya rotorcraft
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18May2026
Moldova's HiSky wet leases a B737
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18May2026
Atmospherica Aviation to retire Phenom 300, mulling MRO
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18May2026
Ontario gov't releases Challenger 650 transaction records
The government of Ontario has released documents related to the ill-fated acquisition and subsequent sale of a 2016-built Challenger 650. Invoices issued by Bombardier Aerospace show the aircraft was bought and resold for USD21 million, with the province incurring approximately CAD190,865 Canadian dollars (USD139,000)...
The government of Ontario has released documents related to the ill-fated acquisition and subsequent sale of a 2016-built Challenger 650. Invoices issued by Bombardier Aerospace show the aircraft was bought and resold for USD21 million, with the province incurring approximately CAD190,865 Canadian dollars (USD139,000) in transaction and ownership costs. These included an aircraft management services invoice issued by Execaire Aviation totalling CAD139,628 (USD101,500). A note by the Ontario Ministry Of National Resources states that the acquisition closed on April 15 and that the jet was sold back to Bombardier on April 27.
Ontario premier Doug Ford has faced scrutiny over government spending and the suitability of the Challenger 650, acquired for executive travel primarily within the province.
15May2026
Wheels Up closes $68mn mezzanine facility for fleet growth
Wheels Up (WUP, Teterboro) and Sankaty Jet Capital, a subsidiary of global investment firm AIP Capital, have closed a USD68 million committed secure mezzanine facility to support the acquisition of additional Challenger 300 and Phenom 300 aircraft over the next 18 months, as part of a fleet...
Wheels Up (WUP, Teterboro) and Sankaty Jet Capital, a subsidiary of global investment firm AIP Capital, have closed a USD68 million committed secure mezzanine facility to support the acquisition of additional Challenger 300 and Phenom 300 aircraft over the next 18 months, as part of a fleet modernisation programme announced in late 2024. The financing was previously disclosed alongside a USD100 million term loan, with an option for an additional USD100 million, provided by the company's main investor group, led by Delta Air Lines. The mezzanine facility is secured against 51 existing aircraft with an aggregate appraised value of USD277.8 million.
15May2026
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