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Sep 18, 2025 8:00 AM

Families Sue Boeing And Honeywell Over Catastrophic Air India Crash

Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) is facing renewed legal challenges after families of victims from a deadly crash in India filed suit against the aerospace giant and Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON).

The families of four victims from the catastrophic Air India Flight 171 crash have filed a product defect and negligence lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court. The suit claims that a defective fuel cutoff switch caused the June disaster, which killed 242 people on board and 19 others on the ground.

According to the lawsuit, flight data indicates that an Air India pilot inadvertently shut off fuel to the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner’s engines, causing a complete loss of thrust shortly after takeoff.

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The suit claims the fuel cutoff switch, which was manufactured by Honeywell and installed by Boeing, is designed with a ...