An 1979 model IAI-1124 Westwind jet registered to MedJets
crashed into an airport hangar at Tocumen International Airport at
Panama City airport in Panama during takeoff Friday and burst into
flames, killing seven people.
Five P-3 Orion air tankers that had recently been grounded have
passed FAA inspections and will return to flight status on Monday.
The five aircraft are owned by Aero Union Corp. and were among the
total of 33 aircraft that were grounded in May due to airworthiness
concerns.
The families of six Russians who perished as a result of a
mid-air collision over Germany have decided to sue Honeywell and
other aviation equipment manufacturers in the US, blaming the TCAS
systems on both aircraft for the crash that killed 71 people in
2002.
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