News / Atlas Air and Amazon facing wrongful death lawsuit after 767 tragedy

National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the crash

Atlas Air, along with customer Amazon, is facing a lawsuit over the death of one of its pilots in the tragic 767 crash in February. 

The Wrongful Death Act case was filed last week by Elliott Aska, a family member of first officer Conrad Aska, against Atlas, Amazon and the carrier’s maintenance suppliers, F&E Aircraft Maintenance Miami and Flightstar Aircraft Services. 

Mr Aska claims Atlas Air, as the operator, “breached its duty of care to occupants of the subject aircraft, including the decedent, in some or all of the following ways: failing to ensure the airworthiness of ...