Malfunctioning Inertial Reference Unit Caused CRJ Crash

LONDON—Swedish air accident investigators believe that a malfunction in an Inertial Reference Unit (IRU) may have sent a Bombardier regional jet into a fatal dive from which the crew was unable to recover. Both pilots died when the West Air Sweden CRJ200 regional jet, registered SE-DUX, crashed Jan...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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