Aircraft
M-346 Fleet is Grounded Pending Crash Investigation
Alenia Aermacchi said it has established an internal committee to investigate the second crash of an M-346 pre-production aircraft. (Photo: Alenia Aermacchi)
Alenia Aermacchi said it has established an internal committee to investigate the second crash of an M-346 pre-production aircraft. (Photo: Alenia Aermacchi)

Alenia Aermacchi said operational M-346 advanced jet trainers were grounded as a precaution following the May 11 crash of a company-owned prototype in northern Italy. It was the second crash of an M-346 pre-production aircraft; the first jet crashed off the coast of Dubai in November 2011 after appearing at the Dubai Air Show.