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January 24, 2020

Airborne 01.24.20: AUS Firefighter Tragedy, MAX Update, PS752 Lawsuit

Also: Avidyne Helios, PS Engineering PAC45, Deployment Returns, Airport Chicken Politics

A C-130 Hercules water tanker owned by Oregon-based Coulson Aviation has gone down in New South Wales, Australia while fighting bush fires in the region. Three American crew members were fatally injured Thursday when the plane went down in the state's Snowy Morano region. Coulson Aviation said that one of its Lockheed-manufactured tankers went down after it left Richmond in NSW loaded with fire retardant. The company offered few details about the accident other than to say it was "extensive." Boeing has released a statement updating its situation with the beleaguered 737 MAX, which has been grounded since last March. "As we have emphasized, the FAA and other global regulators

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NASA Looking At Boeing Starliner Thruster Performance

Source Says Many Elements Were Overstressed In Uncrewed Test Flight

The recent uncrewed test of Boeing's Starliner commercial crew system left NASA and Boeing with a lot of questions to answer, including whether another unmanned flight would be required before allowing humans to fly in the spacecraft.