Boeing settled two lawsuits regarding the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash from 2019 on the eve of a scheduled civil trial. The settlement was made just hours before jury selection was set to be underway.

Boeing reached a last-minute settlement with the families, bringing the company closer to ending the legal turmoil from two deadly crashes six years ago.

Boeing has settled a lawsuit brought by the families of victims who died when a 737 Max 8 jet crashed after takeoff in Ethiopia six years ago.