Title: Boeing Future Remains Unclear Due to 737 Max Scandal
Headings: Boeing's problems are mounting and things are going to get worse before they get better
Boeing's problems are mounting and things are going to get worse before they get better
Benjamin Zhang
Boeing 737 fuselages on train cars bound for the assembly line in Renton, Washington.
The Boeing 737 Max family of jets.
Design trouble
The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 that crashed on March 10.
Pilots and passengers don't trust the 737 Max
The cockpit of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in June 2018.
Boeing might need a replacement for the 737 Max
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.
It's not all gloom and doom for Boeing

Content: Boeing's reputation has been stained by the 737 Max, and it's going to have to fight to convince people the plane is safe. This week, Boeing investors filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in Chicago alleging the company defrauded its shareholders by failing to reveal potential safety shortcomings of the 737 Max airliner after two fatal crashes in five months. Lawyers representing the 346 victims of Lion Air Flight JT610 and the Ethiopian crash have filed multiple suits against Boeing. The Boeing 737 Max family of jets. Boeing
At the same time, the airlines whose 371 grounded 737 Max are sitting in storage collecting dust have initiated compensation proceedings to collect damages from Boeing. Boeing's troubles are mounting and things are going to get worse before it gets better. Design trouble
The US Department of Transportation has commenced an audit on how the Federal Aviation Administration managed to certify the 737 Max to fly with substantial control issues. Boeing and the FAA's cozy relationship has come under scrutiny from members of Congress. Certification issues aside, Boeing will have to answer for the design flaw that is at the heart of the controversy surrounding the 737 Max in the coming weeks and months. To fit the Max's larger, more fuel-efficient engines, Boeing had to position the engine farther forward and up.