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Air France Flight 447: An Aft-Stick Stall Detailed

When Robert Barnes, president of the International Association of Flight Training Providers, read the initial BEA report on

NTSB Slams NM State Police Over 2009 Helo Crash

The NTSB’s final report on the fatal 2009 accident that killed a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) helicopter pilot and the hiker he had just rescued is sharp

Liberty Bell B-17 Burns after Forced Landing

The NTSB is investigating the forced landing of a vintage B-17 Flying Fortress near Aurora Municipal Airport in Illinois last month.

Accidents: July 2011

Preliminary Report: Global Suffers Wing Strike on Landing Bombardier Global Express XRS, Teterboro, N.J., April 21, 2011–While the twinjet was land

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History of Flight AF447 Puzzles Experts

French BEA accident investigators on May 27 released factual information they have found in reading data from Air France Flight 447’s recorders, in hope of

Brazil judge finds ATCO innocent, slams ATC in Legacy midair

In an astonishing verdict, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes on on May 19 found the air traffic controller most involved in the September 200

June 2011 Accidents

Preliminary Report: Indian Helicopter Crash Claims Five Eurocopter AS350B3, Luguthang, India, April 30, 2011–The Ecureuil (Squirrel) was dest

Controller Found Innocent in Brazilian Midair

In an unexpected verdict announced late last week, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found air traffic controller Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos not g

Airbus, BEA Deny Reaching Conclusions about Air France Flight 447

Both Airbus and the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses) have denied reaching any conclusions about the <link news/single-news-page/article/ntsb-ch

Investigators Hope Recovered Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders Shed More Light on AF447 Crash

Airbus, Air France and many others, both within and outside the aerospace industry, eagerly await the results of an analysis of the flight data and cockpit

Investigation continues into G650 crash

The investigation continues into <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-test-airplane-crashes-in-new-mexico-29249/

Judge Promises Verdict Soon in Brazil Midair Trial

A Brazilian judge heard testimony last month, via video link, from the two American pilots of the <a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=8_51560071

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No U.S. Bizjet Fatalities in 1Q, but Increase Globally

In the first quarter of this year U.S.-registered business turbine aircraft suffered three more accidents and two more fatalities compared with the same p

G650 Deliveries Still Planned for 2011 Despite Crash

After getting peppered with questions from investor analysts yesterday about how the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gulfst

AF447 Investigators Prep for A330 Wreck Recovery, Question Previous Searches

Investigators from the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses) are preparing to recover the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, the <a href="news/singl

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on G650 Crash

The flight-test Gulfstream G650 that crashed in Roswell,

Gulfstream Suspends G650 Flight Tests in Wake of Crash

The NTSB is leading the investigation into <a href="“http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-test-airplane-crashes-in-new-me

Judge Promises April Verdict in Brazil Midair Trial

A Brazilian judge last week heard testimony, via video link, from the two American pilots of the <a href="news/single-news-page/article/preliminary-report-

U.S. Fatal Bizav Accidents Drop in 1Q, but Rise Globally

The total number of U.S.-registered business turbine accidents in the first quarter of this year was one fewer than in the same period last year, but the n

Eurocopter Flies Secret X2 Helo, a Ecureuil Replacement

Last month in Marignane, France, Eurocopter quietly flew the first prototype of a helicopter that is to replace the EC130 light single and possibly the ent

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