
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers by Boeing [BA] began a resumption of flights on May 3rd after a safety stand-down by Gen. Timothy Ray, the head of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), on Apr. 20th. "Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft," AFGSC said on May 6th. The Apr. 20th grounding of the B-1B fleet followed an Apr. 8th "ground emergency" involving one B-1B at…