Ogden Partners With BAE Systems: The Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah, has signed a partnering agreement with BAE Systems. The venture will enable BAE to make use of the center’s industrial and technical foundation and Ogden to incorporate the company’s commercial expertise. Currently the agreement centers on work on the C-17 airlifter, but officials say it is flexible to accommodate future workloads.
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…