Honeywell Settles Family’s Airplane Engine Defect Claims

Honeywell International Inc. and airplane modifier Texas Turbine Conversions have settled engine-part defect claims by the family of an Alaska pilot who died in a crash, according to documents filed in federal court in the state.

The two companies are the only defendants remaining in the complex, long-running case. The estates and family members of passengers who died in the 2013 incident are proceeding toward trial against Honeywell and TTC.

The pilot’s widow, Mary Hall, told the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska on Tuesday that she’s dropping her claims and those of her children. She included a ...