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.

24 people died in N-numbered bizjets in first nine months of 2023

Fatal U.S. Bizjet Accidents Climb Year-to-date

Kerry Lynch

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

The aircraft was on an emergency return to Lake Placid Airport

 Air Safety Institute's McSpadden, a 'True Giant,' Dies in Aircraft Crash

Mark Huber

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

Yorkshire helicopter ambulances hit by lasers three times in one week

Laser Injures Yorkshire Air Ambulance Flight Crew

Sikorsky S-92 gets jammed under I-12 in Louisiana while being transported by truck

Low Clearance Helicopter Snagged Under Freeway Overpass

Charles Alcock

News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.

Aviation security expert believes crash was no accident

Air-to-air Missile May Have Downed Prigozhin's Bizjet

Sound came from rear prior to fatal accident

Medevac Helicopter Pilot Heard Loud 'Bang' Before Crash

Peter Shaw-Smith

Body of second crew member recovered

Aerogulf Bell 212 Crash Investigation Underway

Duplex bearing failure lead to 2018 AW169 crash

AW169 Crash Investigation Points to Flaws in Part 29 Regs

Firefighting helicopters took different routes around terrain before collision

NTSB: S-64 Descending as It Collided with Bell 407

David Jack Kenny

Preliminary and final accident reports, September 2023

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: September 2023

Chad Trautvetter

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.

Main federal agency looking into accident as criminal case

Russia's Safety Board Not Investigating Legacy 600 Crash

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.

Two more prototypes are under construction, and certification timeline is unchanged

Propeller Fault Caused Vertical's eVTOL Prototype Crash

Tail boom folded before accident

Broward Air Ambulance Helicopter Crash Kills Two 

Accidents involved crashes into the sea

Euro-registered Bizav Aircraft Fatalities Spike in 2022

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Recommended spar replacement would have prevented accident

NTSB: Maintenance Implicated in Fatal King Air C90 Crash

Aircraft substantially damaged in accident

NTSB: Pilots’ Race To Land Led to Gulfstream G150 Overrun

Cathy Buyck

Suspicions raised as Putin opponent dies in crash

Russian Mercenary Leader's Jet Crashes

Spares Inc. manufactured unapproved parts for Hansen Helicopters

Owner of Hansen Supplier Spares Inc. Sentenced

Preliminary NTSB report finds that crashed Bell 407 was missing tail rotor control arm bolt

NTSB: Crashed Bell 407 Was Missing Control Bolt

Jennifer Meszaros

Aircraft crashed approaching Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport

Premier I Jet Crashes on Malaysian Highway, Killing 10

Accidents