2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gordon Gilbert

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

At press time, the NTSB had not issued its preliminary report on the June 2 accident involving Learjet 35 N182K, which crashed in Baker Cove a few hundred 

Fatal Learjet Crash Under Investigation

The NTSB recently posted on its Web site final reports on its investigations into two fatal business jet accidents.

Final Reports Posted on NTSB Web Site

The NTSB is investigating the June 12 fatal crash of King Air A90 N7043G.

Fatal King Air Crash Under Investigation

AIN Staff

News, issues, personnel, equipment and developments about air traffic management.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

In its final report released late last month, the NTSB concluded that a combination of flight crew and ATC deficiencies led to a controlled flight into ter

Crew, ATC cited in Learjet CFIT

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

The final NTSB report on the Dec.

Lack of recorders impedes probe

The NTSB is investigating the May 4 upset of a Raytheon Aircraft-owned Hawker 800A near Lincoln, Neb., during a post-maintenance stall test.

Hawker goes out of control

John Goglia

Ten years ago this month our aviation community suffered its second major hull loss in two months.

TWA 800... 10 years later: Putting the conspiracy theories to rest

The pilot of a Mitsubishi MU-2 that crashed shortly after takeoff from Portland-Hillsboro (Ore.) Airport in May last year had falsified his records, accord

Report Shows False Data by MU-2 Pilot

Eric Wicksell is suing Bombardier for negligence, claiming the Challenger 601 is defective because operating and training manuals didn’t disclose what he a

Montrose Crash Copilot Suing Bombardier 

News and issues concerning the aviation charter and fractional-ownership industries and markets, including company announcements, regulations, new developments and labor issues.

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

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Charter under the microscope

Malcolm Payne

Bringing new meaning to “crash ’n’ dash,” a Boeing 737 suffered damage during a go-around at the attempted conclusion of a night freight flight from Liege,

737 freighter damaged in go-around accident

On July 25 at about 4:05 p.m.

Spectrum prototype crash kills two

The NTSB has started an investigation into the fatal July 19 crash of Citation 560 N636SE near Cresco, Iowa.

Citation crashes in Iowa cornfield

Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year 

Data Shows Fewer Fatalities in First Half

Accidents