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Florida’s New ‘Hurricane Hunter’ Base on Schedule for Storm Season

Officials say they’re on schedule to open the new home base for the U.S. government’s “hurricane hunter” aircraft before the Atlantic hurricane season begins. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s planes are specially equipped to collect forecasting data as they …

US Government Accuses Oregon Aircraft Contractor Of Fraud

A Coos Bay, Ore. company and its owner accused of defrauding the U.S. government by supplying defective and counterfeit aircraft parts have been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges. A grand jury named Kustom Products Inc. owner Harold Bettencourt, …

Family Seeks $56 Million After San Diego Jet Crash

The U.S. government should pay $56 million to a family that lost four members when a military jet crashed into their San Diego home in 2008, an attorney told a judge Wednesday. “The magnitude of the loss is tremendous,” attorney …