secretary, brigadier general pat rider. there was a statement. from defense secretary lloyd austin. i ll read just a short part of this, it says. my heart goes out to the families of these service members into the members of the 101st airborne division who bravely and proudly serve our country each and every day in terms of how this played out from here. writer was asked if there might be a larger grounding of the blackhawk force, he said. that depends largely on what the investigation finds, and part of that is up to the commanders to make that decision. but all of it crucially depends on what this investigation finds. so let s listen to what he said here. in terms of any type of stand down for aircraft. none that i m tracking at this point. of course, that s certainly you know the prerogative of the army and as it manages its aircraft. so a lot of this depends right now on where the investigation leads both the army, the pentagon and the 101st airborne division we ve given got no ind
Days after Air India and Nepal Airlines nearly collided in mid-air, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has ordered a probe into the incident, The Himalayan Times reported.
The announcement follows on the heels of news surfacing that a major air disaster was averted on March 24th when Air India and Nepal Airlines aircrafts came dangerously close to each other.