Getz

This case arises from the tragic February 2007 crash of an Army Special Operations Aviation Regiment helicopter in Afghanistan. Plaintiffs, who include those injured and the heirs of those killed in the crash, appeal from the district court’s dismissal of AT Engine Controls (ATEC) for lack of personal jurisdiction and from the court’s summary judgment in favor of The Boeing Company (Boeing), Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell), and Goodrich Pump and Engine Control (Goodrich). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

I.

In February 2007, an Army-operated MH-47E Chinook helicopter crashed in the Kabul Province of Afghanistan. The helicopter was transporting military personnel to Bagram Airbase when it encountered snow, rain, and ice. Then, without warning, one of the Chinook’s engines suddenly shut down, and the aircraft crashed. Eight servicemen were killed and fourteen were severely injured.

Two investigations into the cause of the crash revealed that it occurred after one of the helicopter’s two engines suddenly flamed out. An initial Army investigation suggested that the aircraft’s engine control system — the Full Authority Digital…