Lawyers argue that victims in the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash died painlessly, thus, the airplane manufacturer shouldn't owe damages to victims' families.
The settlement is part of the efforts of the carrier to resolve legal issues following plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia which claimed a total of nearly 350 li.
Boeing to pay millions more for 737 MAX mistakes
Two of the 737 MAX 8 planes crashed within months of each other, killing hundreds. The plane manufacturer has already paid millions in fines related to the model.
The Boeing 737 MAX model has become one of the most criticized airplanes in modern aviation
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday that airplane manufacturer Boeing will pay another $17 million (€13.9 million) in penalties alleging the company installed unapproved equipment on hundreds of 737 MAX planes.
All 737 MAX planes were grounded worldwide for more than one year after the model was involved in two crashes: Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in March 2019. All 346 passengers and crew on board the two flights were killed.