Legal Opinion
Colgan Air, Inc. v. Raytheon Aircraft Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 7, 2005No. 1:05CV213PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This negligence and breach of warranty action arises out of the crash of a Beech 1900D aircraft, FAA Registration No. N240CJ (“Aircraft N240CJ”), off the Massachusetts coast on August 26, 2003. It is brought by Colgan Air, Inc. (“Colgan”), the air carrier that leased the aircraft, against Raytheon Aircraft Company (“Raytheon”), the manufacturer of the aircraft and the issuer of the aircraft’s maintenance manual. Although not named, the real plaintiff in interest is AIG, the entity that, pursuant to the lease arrangement, issued a policy insuring against…
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