Boeing sacks lobbyist that saw it through 737 Max crashes

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US planemaker Boeing that holds billions in government contracts has sacked Cornerstone Government Affairs, the lobby which helped it navigate the aftermath of two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, reports Bloomberg. Ziad ‘Z’ Ojakli, Boeing’s chief in-house lobbyist, ended the relationship because Cornerstone had taken on a client, Sierra Space Corp, that had hired Ojakli’s predecessor at Boeing, Tim Keating, according to people familiar with the matter. ‘Boeing has made...

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