WASHINGTON—A shuttered South African airline sued Boeing Co. for fraud over its agreement to buy eight 737 MAX planes and seeks damages of at least $83 million.
Boeing “placed profits over safety and led with a plan of deception,” Comair’s suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle said. Boeing declined to comment.
Comair said Boeing committed fraud over its failure to disclose problems with a key flight control system tied to two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people and led to the MAX’s 20-month grounding.
Comair operated flights for British Airways and its own brand Kulula.com until it halted operations in June….