NTSB releases transcript of Amazon, USPS cargo jet crash near Houston

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HOUSTON — Pilots of the Atlas Air cargo jet that crashed into Trinity Bay in February frantically described the plane losing speed about a minute before air traffic controllers lost radar contact, according to a transcript of the recovered cockpit voice recorder released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Dec. 19.

The Boeing…