Boeing Sued by LOT Polish Airlines Over Concealed 737 MAX Risks

LOT Polish Airlines is suing Boeing in a Seattle federal court over the 737 MAX, alleging that Boeing concealed the risks of its Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) as early as 2016.

The airline claims that Boeing representatives made false or misleading statements about the MAX's flight characteristics and training requirements to LOT Polish Airlines in 2016. This was done to avoid triggering simulator training requirements that would have made the aircraft commercially unviable.

LOT Polish Airlines signed lease agreements with Boeing based on these representations, but later discovered that the MAX had significant safety issues that were not disclosed at the time of sale. The airline claims it suffered substantial financial losses as a result.