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The U.S. Air Force has grounded its Bell-Boeing CV-22 fleet due to issues with the tiltrotor’s gearbox causing multiple safety incidents, including one as recent as last weekend. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) boss Lt. Gen. Jim Slife ordered the aircraft to be grounded on Aug. 16 “due...
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