# A federal court jury in Chicago ordered US airplane manufacturer Boeing to pay 478-million-rand to the family of a United Nations environmental worker who was killed in the 2019 crash of a 737 MAX in Ethiopia. The damages awarded to Shikha Garg’s family is the first in dozens of lawsuits filed after that disaster and another in Indonesia the previous year which combined killed 346 people. A Boeing spokesperson says they are deeply sorry for all who lost loved ones on the two flights.
Boeing ordered to pay more than R485-million to family of 737 MAX crash victim