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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

Safety

June 29, 2011

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

June 27, 2011

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

Accidents

June 26, 2011

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

Accidents

June 6, 2011

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

Accidents

June 1, 2011

June 2011 Accidents

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

Accidents

May 28, 2011

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

Aircraft

May 24, 2011

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

Aircraft

May 23, 2011

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

Accidents

May 9, 2011

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/

Accidents

May 2, 2011

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

Regulations and Government

April 30, 2011

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

Safety

April 28, 2011

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

Aircraft

April 28, 2011

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

Accidents

April 15, 2011

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on G650 Crash

The flight-test Gulfstream G650 that crashed in Roswell,

Aircraft

April 7, 2011

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

Safety

April 5, 2011