18 Sept 2025
They have accused both companies of negligence and a defective fuel cutoff switch, which caused the crash.
Families of four victims who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad sued Honeywell and Boeing in the Delaware Superior Court, US, where the two companies are incorporated.
Boeing is the aircraft manufacturer, and Honeywell supplies the fuel cutoff switches.
The complaint lodged on Tuesday accused the two companies of failing to address a known safety hazard. The locking mechanism on the switch in the 787-8 Dreamliner was prone to auto-cutoff or missing altogether. It is placed directly behind the thrust levers, which could lead to accidental shut-off, thus disrupting the fuel supply and thrust during take-off.
The families allege Boeing and Honeywell knew about the hazard owing to a 2018 advisory issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about disengaged locking mechanisms on some Boeing planes.
Boeing’s 737 MAX series crashed twice in 2018 and 2019, causing 346 fatalities and $20 billion in settlements.
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