Maintenance of a Cessna Citation 500 that crashed Saturday just before 10 a.m. is a key subject of a lawsuit currently pending in State District Court, according to the Houston Chronicle. The 33-year-old jet was on a maintenance check ride, but crashed on takeoff, killing two…
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Northwest Airlines pilots could absorb temporary pay cuts of 24 percent as part of the effort to keep the airline alive. The pilots union has agreed to the cuts for two months while it negotiates longer-term concessions the airline says it needs to keep flying…
Groen Brothers has received $3 million from the federal government to study converting C-130 cargo planes into giant gyrodynes (gyrocopters with jet engines at the rotor tips). The company says it will be a cheap and easy way to supply the Army with heavy-lift VTOL capability…
Google has bought a used Boeing 767 that it plans to convert into a corporate aircraft. According to Webpronews, the plane used to toil for Qantas and was purchased by Google for $15 million. The plane will have two staterooms and seating for about 50.
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Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna Citation 500 crashed during a maintenance check ride, killing two; its maintenance is now central to a pending lawsuit.
- Northwest Airlines pilots agreed to temporary 24% pay cuts to aid the struggling airline while long-term concessions are negotiated.
- Groen Brothers received $3 million in federal funding to study converting C-130 cargo planes into heavy-lift gyrodynes for the Army.
- Google purchased a used Boeing 767 for $15 million, intending to convert it into a corporate aircraft with staterooms and seating for approximately 50.
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