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Old 21st Aug 2006, 20:49
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Meckanic
 
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Danger American Payout

Boslet,

I don't think there has been excessive emphasis on American involvement. They seem to be limited to monitoring via the AF/Recon Base at Diego Garcia and the recovery/cleanup operation of the downed aircraft.

As far as paying out the American passenger 'out of court' it is likely that Boeing might have presumed that a lawsuit in the US might have impacted them badly, therefore like any company looking at damage control, they may have believed it expedient to settle quickly and avoid problems.

But you are right, it would be interesting to know at what level they settled.

Meckanic

Originally Posted by boslet
Originally Posted by WorkHorse
What was the reaction to the crash by the SA Govt and the Americans?

There seems to be so much emphasis on the Americans involvement over the last few threads that I've been thinking aload to myself.
In the preliminary report from the Scorpions line 2.16.5 there is mention of Boeing settling out of court to an American passenger, there was only one American on the passenger list.
Now call me sceptical but did this passenger have any involvement? Was he maybe a courier or minder of the cargo?
My question being why did Boeing settle out of court or is Boeing a code name for a government coverup by the US and also to what sum was the settlement, maybe someone could give an answer?
I hope that I haven't offended the US passengers family and apologise if I have and ask if they are watching this forum please join in and help us get to the truth .

Boslet

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