Drone Maker Accused of Covering Up Bomb in Bag on Flight
- About 230 civilian passengers were aboard, complaint states
- Plaintiff says AeroVironment fired him after he blew whistle
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AeroVironment Inc. was accused of trying to conceal that employees transported a drone rigged with explosives on a commercial flight and retaliating against a manager who told the government.
In April 2015, AeroVironment workers traveled to Los Angeles from Salt Lake City on a Delta Air Lines Inc. flight with at least one of them toting an explosive-laden drone in a carry-on bag, according to an April 18 complaint in California Superior Court in Los Angeles. There were about 230 civilian passengers aboard, the lawsuit states.