The U.S. Air Force's B-1s Will Be Flying Again This Week, But They Still Do Not Know What Is Wrong With The Ejection Seats

Ground crews prepare the B-1 bombers of the 77th Bomber squadron at RAF Fairford airbase. Reuters

Business Insider: Air Force Global Strike Command says B-1 bombers are good to fly, but is still trying to figure out what's wrong with ejection seats

* Air Force Global Strike Command says a safety stand down for its B-1 bombers will end this week.
* The stand down was prompted by a B-1 making an emergency landing in Texas in May.
* An investigation is ongoing, but the Air Force says the bombers can return to normal operations.

Air Force Global Strike Command said on Tuesday that its B-1 bombers would return to flight operations this week, after the bomber fleet was ordered to take a safety stand down on June 7.

The command, which oversees the entire Air Force bomber fleet, said at the time that it had found "an issue with ejection seat components" after a B-1 made an emergency landing in Midland, Texas, at the beginning of May.

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WNU Editor:  This will provide no comfort for the crews who will have to fly the planes.