Boeing faces new civil trial over crash

BOEING is poised to face a new trial over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX plane, the first civil case related to the disaster to reach a court.

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The Chicago trial, expected to last two weeks, was to feature two plaintiffs who lost family members in the calamity.

But one of the complaints was resolved in an out-of-court settlement at the weekend, a judicial source said, in line with most earlier litigants.

Barring another last-minute settlement, was to begin yesterday, with the selection of eight jurors plus six alts.

"We have had some ongoing discussion that may come through," said Robert Clifford, who represents relatives of several crash victims told the US District court last week in a pre-trial hearing.

A deal could also be struck even while the trial is under way.