Five months after Lion Air Flight 610, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes under nearly identical circumstances, killing 157 more people and forcing the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. Join Alice and Zach as they explore how Ethiopian pilots who knew about MCAS and followed Boeing's procedures still couldn't save their aircraft, revealing the inadequacy of the company's proposed solutions. Plus, learn about Boeing's controversial 2025 settlement that allows the company to avoid criminal prosecution despite what many consider the deadliest corporate crime in U.S. history—and why victims' families are fighting back.Sources:U.S. Department of Justice Documents:"DOJ confirms it has a deal with Boeing to drop prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes" - NPR, May 23, 2025"Boeing Reaches Deal with DOJ to Avoid Criminal Prosecution in 737 MAX Case" - Aviation Source News"Families of 737 MAX crash victims to object to deal allowing Boeing to avoid prosecution" - ReutersCrash Investigation Reports:"Aircraft Accident Investigation Report. PT. Lion Airlines Boeing 737 (MAX); PK-LQP" - Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee, October 25, 2019"Aircraft Accident Investigation Report B737-MAX 8, ET-AVJ" - Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority, December 23, 2022"Indonesia report finds fatal Lion Air jet crash due to Boeing, pilots, maintenance" - NBC NewsAcademic and Legal Analysis:"Boeing's 737 MAX 8 Disasters" - MIT Sloan case study by John Sterman and James Quinn, May 2, 2023"Lion Air Flight JT 610 Crash" - Wisner Baum law firm case analysisWikipedia entries on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302News Coverage:"5 Years On: Looking Back At The Crash Of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302" - Simple Flying, March 10, 2024Find FINAL BOARDING CALL online:Website: finalboardingcallpodcast.comInstagram: @FinalBoardingCallPodFacebook: Final Boarding CallCredits:Final Boarding Call is hosted by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas, researched and written by Alice Stern, produced and edited by Alice Stern and Zach Stemas.
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Five months after Lion Air Flight 610, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes under nearly identical circumstances, killing 157 more people and forcing the worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. Join Alice and Zach as they explore how Ethiopian pilots who knew about MCAS and followed Boeing's procedures still couldn't save their aircraft, revealing the inadequacy of the company's proposed solutions. Plus, learn about Boeing's controversial 2025 settlement that allows the company to avoid crim...