Four families of victims from Air India Flight AI171 have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against Boeing and Honeywell, alleging negligence and defective products — including a fuel-control switch — caused the June 12 Ahmedabad crash of a Boeing 787-8 that killed 260 people.
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The suit directly targets Boeing and supplier Honeywell over alleged defects tied to a fuel-control switch after the June 12 crash that killed 260, exposing OEMs and suppliers to significant legal and financial risk and potential certification scrutiny. See the reported findings from the black box decoding.
Plaintiffs are pursuing U.S. litigation while legal teams press for investigative material; a lead attorney has filed a FOIA request for the flight data recorder and cites an FAA AD theory about electrical shorts — developments that could shape evidentiary access and regulatory responses.
The lawsuit arrives amid contested probe findings and released cockpit recordings that highlighted fuel shutoff actions, intensifying calls for transparency and possible design or procedural changes across the 787 fleet; see the CVR transcripts reporting and families' objections to the AAIB report (https://hype.aero/?story=e5eb4d6c-92e8-4332-84b8-c8af5637d15a).
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• Jonathan Stempel