Pilot's Family Awarded $7.5 Million From Aircraft's Owner
The family of the pilot of a Beech BE-58 Baron that went down on a flight to deliver specimens to a Quest Diagnostics lab in Teterboro has been awarded a $7.5 million settlement from Quest, which owned the airplane.
Second Round Of Tests Completed On Prototype Aircraft
Airbus Military has completed a second round of tests of its prototype C295 firefighting aircraft which will provide detailed data on the performance of its water dropping system. Following earlier testing of the system, the company conducted seven water drops at a special range near Cordoba, Spain using ground equipment designed to measure the dispersal pattern of the water.
Company Says It Is In 'Final Stages' Of Negotiations
Beechcraft says it is in the "final stages" of negotiations with a buyer for its Hawker 4000 and Premier business jet assets, and officials say they are hopeful a deal can be closed by the end of the year.
U.S. Navy Provided Simulator Time At NAS Jacksonville To Practice Ice Operations
Pilots and flight engineers with NASA's Operation IceBridge traveled to Jacksonville, FL, to prepare for the mission's recently-concluded Antarctic campaign. There the flight crews spent time training in a P-3 aircraft simulator at the U.S. Navy base Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Each year, NASA pilots are required to train in a simulator and demonstrate proficiency in an actual aircraft, a process known as a check ride.
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