23/02/2018
Latest news and prosecutions Martin-Baker fined £1.1m over Red Arrows pilot death Known fault in ejector seat shackle costs Martin-Baker Aircraft Company £1.65m
The Martin-Baker Aircraft Company has been fined £1.1m for failing to address a longstanding mechanical fault in the parachute mechanism of its ejector seats, a fault that led to the death of Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham in 2011. Cunningham was killed on 8 November 2011 when the Mark 10 B ejector seat […]