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Amazon Crash Raises Safety Questions About Cargo Airlines

Passenger airlines in the U.S. have recorded a remarkable period of safety over the past 10 years. Not so the nation’s cargo planes. Five domestically registered aircraft have crashed since 2009 — killing 16 people — including Saturday’s violent plunge …

Fire Suppression Systems Urged in All Cargo Planes

Government accident investigators want the Federal Aviation Administration to require fire suppression systems in all cargo planes. The goal is to prevent the kind of ferocious in-flight fires responsible for the deaths of four pilots in three accidents since 2006. …