Fatal airline accidents on decline, 2019 preliminary data shows
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the latest, preliminary data for the 2019 safety performance of…
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News related to aviation crashes, accident investigations, safety improvements, crash prevention measures, and the industry’s response to aviation safety.
FlyDubai reacts to FS981 crash final report
Three years after the fatal FlyDubai flight FS981 went down in Rostov-on-Don (Russia), the accident investigators have finally…
New Zealand government apologizes for Antarctica deadliest crash
Forty years ago, Air New Zealand chartered flight 901 to Antarctica that was supposed to show its passengers…
Final report into flyDubai 2016 crash released
The final report of FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 crash in Russia in 2016 rules the loss of control in…
Investigators flag MCAS ahead of Lion Air crash final report
Mechanical and design flaws of the Boeing 737 MAX and lack of information on how to deal with…
South Korea’s top court suspends Asiana route over crash landing
A five years-long court battle over the 2013 deadly crash landing of Asiana Airlines flight 214 in San…
World War II bomber crashes in airport, seven people killed
A World War II B-17G “Flying Fortress” bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Bradley International Airport (BDL), Connecticut,…
Boeing’s Ethiopian, Lion Air crash victims fund starts operations
Boeing’s fund for Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes relief has started operations, the U.S. planemaker announced on…
Spanish Air Force instructor and student die in training incident
Less than a month after the crash of a C-101 Aviojet training plane which cost the life of…
Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in western France
A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed near Pluvigner, western France. The two pilots managed to eject. The falling…
Indonesia to release final report on Lion Air crash by October
Indonesian investigators are reportedly preparing to release the final report into last year’s fatal crash of Lion Air…
French waterbomber crashes during forest fire, one pilot dead
A Grumman S2F Tracker of the French Civil Security crashed near Générac, France, during an intervention on forest…
PAF Alpha Jet crashes in France
An Alpha Jet of the Patrouille Acrobatique de France (PAF), the precision aerobatic demonstration unit of the French…
ET 302 crash victims’ families speak before US Congress
Family members of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 victims have spoken at a U.S. Congressional hearing on July 17,…
Muilenburg addresses new risk found on 737 MAX
A week after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration admitted finding additional flaws in the Boeing 737 MAX software…
Boeing to donate $100M to Lion Air, Ethiopian Airlines victims
Boeing announces $100 million in funds for the families as well as communities of Lion Air Flight 610…
Captain ‘Sully’ weighs in on 737 MAX crashes in Congress hearings
Speaking at a U.S. Congressional hearing on June 19, 2019, Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, deemed as a hero…
Japan calls off crashed F-35A search, rest of fleet grounded
Japan ended its search for the pilot’s body and the wreck of the F-35 fighter jet that fell…