Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, the commander of Naval Air Forces, announced on a blog post that he has extended the operational pause of the T-45 fleet by at least another week.
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By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK (165471/A-128 T-45C TW-1 / VT-9) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The grounding took place last week after more than 100 instructional pilots refused to carry out their training missions due to issues with the aircraft’s oxygen breathing system.