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NTSB Investigates Fatal Hawaii King Air Skydiving Crash

The 52-year-old King Air A90 with 11 onboard crashed Friday evening shortly after taking off from Oahu’s Dillingham Airport on a sunset skydiving flight.

Pilot in Break-up Flight Not Instrument Rated

The June 7 crash claimed the lives of all four people on board the turboprop-powered Piper.

Boeing's Autonomous Prototype Crashes

Company officials mum on details of the crash, which occurred June 4.

AW109 Crashes Atop New York Skyscraper in Rain and Fog

Pilot, the sole occupant, is killed when an AW109E makes a hard landing and catches fire atop New York office tower

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Indian An-32 Loss Increases Concern

Three An-32s have been lost in recent years in unknown circumstances

Accidents: June 2019

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IATA Stresses Need For Harmony on Max Certification

The two recent fatal Boeing 737 Max accidents damaged the industry’s safety reputation, according to IATA DG Alexandre de Juniac.

Discourse Turns Divisive as SSJ100 Crash Probe Nears End

Hundreds of thousands in Russia sign a petition to ground the Superjet fleet.

Back-to-back Citation Fatals Under Investigation

NTSB is in early stages of separate investigations into nearly back-to-back, but seemingly unrelated, fatal Cessna Citation accidents that killed three.

Europe’s Pilots Censure 'Delegated Certification' of 737 Max

The European Cockpit Association calls on EASA to carry out its own thorough and independent review of the 737 Max MCAS software fix.

Preliminary Accident Report Comes With NTSB Sting

Recent accidents "underscore the importance of improving the safety of charter flights," the NTSB said.

Taquan Air Suspends All Operations

The Alaska operation suffered two fatal crashes in May.

AINsight: Takeoff Performance System Errors

Automated takeoff systems require a human check and double check.

Taquan Air Involved in Second Fatal Accident This Month

A pliot and a passenger were killed in the latest Taquan Air crash.

Boeing Completes Max Software Update

The U.S. airframer has conducted more than 360 hours of flight-testing on the 737 Max with updated MCAS software.

FAA Chief Faults Boeing for Lack of Clarity on MCAS

Dan Elwell testified that the FAA expects Boeing to submit a software update in about a week.

Minor Injuries as Bell 206 Crashes into Hudson

Helicopter was on a repositioning flight when it crashed near the West 30th Street heliport.

At Least Four Killed in Alaskan Tour Aircraft Midair

Taquan Air said it is canceling flights while federal authorities investigate the midair collision.

Crews Locate Challenger 601 Wreckage in NE Mexico

The twinjet disappeared from radar Sunday afternoon approximately 100 nm from its destination of Monterrey.

Lightning Strike Considered Most Likely Cause of SSJ100 Crash

Other factors under consideration by Aeroflot accident investigators include pilot response to technical problems.

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