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Wife of Pilot Killed in Deadly UPS Aircraft Crash Sues Boeing, General Electric
LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 26, 2026--The wife of one of the pilots killed in last November’s crash of UPS Flight 2976 near Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport has filed suit against airplane maker Boeing and engine maker General Electric, among others.
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