Boeing has been sued by shareholders who said the company prioritised profit over safety prior to the January 5 mid-air cabin panel blowout on an Alaskan Airlines 737 MAX 9.
According to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday, the aeroplane manufacturer spent more than four years after the October 2018 and March 2019 crashes of two other MAX planes - which killed 346 people - assuring investors it was "laser-focused" on safety and would not sacrifice safety for profit.
