The sole defendant in the lawsuits was Sundstrand Corporation (later Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation), the company that designed and manufactured the Mark-II ground proximity warning system ("GPWS") installed on the Airbus 300.
Satu-satunya terdakwa dalam tuntutan hukum itu Sundstrand Corporation (kemudian Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation), perusahaan yang dirancang dan diproduksi Mark-II sistem peringatan pendekatan tanah ("GPWS") dipasang pada Airbus 300.