Boeing sued for "unprecedented cover-up"

Boeing was beaten by a complaint from more than 400 pilots saying the company has covered design flaws in its 737 Max aircraft.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Saturday that the case alleged that Boeing engaged in and "unseen cover-up" of the "known design flaws" in the 737 Max aircraft, which were grounded worldwide after two fatalities that killed more over 300 people in total.

Court documents obtained by the network details that lawyers say there was a "unprecedented coverage of the known design flaws of MAX, which predictably resulted in the crashes of two MAX aircraft and subsequent grounding of all MAX aircraft worldwide."

Pilots affected by the decision to move the aircraft "suffer and continue to suffer significant lost wages, including financial and non-financial damages," the case said.

The case is set to be heard by a Chicago court on October 21[ads1], according to ABC. The lawsuit's original plaintiff, identified only as "pilot X" because of the plaintiff's fear of reprisals from Boeing's officials and customers, filed the clothes Friday as seeking millions in compensation.

Boeing officials refused to comment on ABC on Saturday about the case.