A coroner conducting inquests into the victims of the Shoreham air show crash has been blocked from using the cockpit footage after the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) argued it could hamper future investigations. 11 people were killed when Pilot Andy Hills Hawker Hunter failed to complete an aerobatic manoeuvre [read more]
Andy Hill, the pilot whose Hawker Hunter aircraft crashed during a display at the Shoreham Air Show, is to be charged with manslaughter and endangering an aircraft according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The crash, which killed 11 people, happened when Mr Hill’s Hawker Hunter was unable to recover [read more]
The formal report by the UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has concluded the aircraft did not reach the required height and speed to safely carry out the manoeuvre which resulted in the fatal crash at the 2015 Shoreham Airshow. The report released today showed that to safely perform a [read more]
The pilot who crashed a Hawker Hunter during a display at the 2015 Shoreham Airshow has been acquitted of manslaughter. Andy Hill was charged with the manslaughter of 11 people following an investigation by Sussex Police but a jury at the Old Bailey found the 54 year old not guilty. [read more]
The pilot of the Hawker Hunter which crashed at the Shoreham airshow killing 11 people has appeared in court to face 11 charges of manslaughter this morning. Andrew Hill (54) of Sandon, Hertfordshire appeared at Westminster Magistrates court following the decision last month by the Crown Prosecution Service to charge [read more]
On Saturday the 22nd August a terrible accident occurred at the Shoreham Air Show in West Sussex when a Hunter T7, G-BXFI (WV372) crashed into the A27 killing at least 11 people on the ground. By some miracle the pilot, Andy Hill was pulled from the wreckage alive, but in a [read more]
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) General Civil Aviation Authority has said that the Diamond DA62 which crashed in Dubai last month was following too close to a landing Airbus A350 meaning Wake Turbulence was almost certainly a significant factor in the accident. The aircraft, which was carrying out checks of [read more]
Three Britons and a South African are known to have been killed in a plane crash at Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB). The crash, which happened around 19:30 local time, is said to have involved a navigation aid calibration aircraft belonging to Shoreham Airport based Flight Calibration Services Limited. Flight Calibration [read more]
Yesterday saw the 100-year anniversary of the Air Accident Investigations Branch, better known as the AAIB and to mark the occasion we look at when and how it was formed and what it does to make aviation safer for all. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) started life on the [read more]
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it is to lift restrictions on aerobatic displays for straight-wing ex-military aircraft. The decision means that aircraft such as the DeHavilland Vampire and BAC Strikemaster are cleared to perform full aerobatic displays over land once again. The restrictions, which were put [read more]
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