Aviation

Eight Canadian families who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 airliner met on Wednesday (February 12, 2020) with the country’s Minister of Transport Marc Garneau and came away with more questions than answers from the country’s highest cabinet position that oversees the federal government’s transportation regulatory and development. The three-hour meeting, which came after numerous requests by the families, resulted in very few answers for them but with a promise…

Some family members and the lead counsel of the Boeing crash in Ethiopia react to the latest shocking news of 100 internal memos regarding the building of the MAX8 that has been accused of being rushed into production and then later resulted in two crashes within five months killing 346 innocent people. The plane remains grounded worldwide as Congress conducts an investigation into the FAA certification process of the jet. That investigation revealed 100 internal…

Families Who Lost Loved Ones in Boeing ET302 Crash React to Latest Boeing Crash; Canadian Families Meet with Canada’s Director General of Transportation Agency Families react to the crash of a Boeing 737 in Iran reportedly killing all 176 on board. Robert A. Clifford, lead counsel in the March 10 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX jet in Ethiopia, relays the sentiments to this latest crash of many family members who lost loved ones 10…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) met in Cologne, Germany, this week and several family members of the victims of the crash were present to hear what officials in Europe had to say about the potential ungrounding of the Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft. Announcement in the U.S. by airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have been made that the Boeing 737 Max8 aircraft, the subject of two crashes within five months, may be…

Family members who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 jet in Ethiopia attended a hearing on December 11, 2019 on Capitol Hill where Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Stephen Dickson testified. “The courage of these families is unsurpassed,” said aviation attorney Bob Clifford, founder and senior partner of Clifford Law Offices who was appointed Lead Counsel in the litigation regarding the crash in Ethiopia. “In an effort to make the…

About a dozen family members who lost loved ones in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max8 jet in Ethiopia are expected to attend a hearing Wednesday (Dec. 11, 2019) on Capitol Hill when Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Stephen Dickson is expected to testify. The House Infrastructure and Transportation Committee has called the hearing at 10 a.m. to hear for the first time from the newly-appointed head of the agency that decides when the…

The parents of Samya Rose Stumo who was killed in the Boeing crash of a 737 MAX8 plane in Ethiopia March 10 and others are speaking out on statements made by newly appointed Boeing Chairman of the Board David Calhoun about the company having done “everything right” after two crashes of the plane. Calhoun made the statements (Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019) to CNBC, but Michael Stumo, Samya’s father, and Nadia Milleron, her mother, state that…

Nearly 20 family members from several countries who lost loved ones in the Boeing crash in Ethiopia met with Boeing executives, including CEO Dennis Muilenburg, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Timothy Keating, Executive Vice President of Boeing’s Government Operations, was part of the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the families’ priorities of funding philanthropic efforts. The family members attended a 10 a.m. hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee and also attended…

Nearly 20 family members from several countries who lost loved ones in the Boeing crash in Ethiopia earlier this year will be attending hearings scheduled this week before Congress where Boeing’s top executives are scheduled to testify. Family members just returned from Ethiopia where they collected the remains of those who died in the March 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max8 jet. They traveled this weekend to the nation’s capital to attend a…