Aviation in Crisis

Military aviation accidents are on the rise

Police: 2 Marines skip out on Waffle House bill, damage a helicopter

It wasn't exactly an all-star special for these Marines.

3 months ago

Mishap milestone: Navy and Marine Corps had zero fatal aviation mishaps in FY 2020

It's the first nonfatal year since the service started tracking such mishaps in 1922.

2 years ago

Your Military

Military aviation mishaps and deaths are declining for the first time in years

The military is bringing down aviation mishap numbers, but dangerous and deadly crashes still plague the services.

Fighter accidents rose in 2019, despite overall decline in mishap rates

The Air Force saw a fleetwide decline in the most serious manned aircraft mishaps in fiscal 2019, but the number of serious mishaps increased for fighter and attack aircraft.

3 years ago

Military Times Reports: The Pete Buttigieg interview | Military Times Reports

In a 2020 primary surprise, the nation’s first post-9/11 military veteran with a credible shot at the nomination for the presidency is a gay 37-year-old mayor.

3 years ago

Military Times Crash Database, Fiscal 2011 through 2018

Military Times has obtained updated data to report on every major aviation accident that has occurred during the past year.

4 years ago

Propeller cracking fears led Air Force to ground 60 C-130Hs, replace pre-1971 blades

The Air Force found blades manufactured using a different process more than 48 years ago might be more susceptible to corrosion, which could lead to dangerous cracks.

4 years ago

DoD is rethinking what defines a major aviation accident

The Pentagon is considering revisions to the dollar amounts and damage levels that qualify an aircraft accident as a major mishap to better reflect the expense of repairing advanced jets.

4 years ago

Report: Navy jet swaps endangered readiness, pilot retention

Joint strike fighter delays, unplanned-for service-life extensions and other headaches have cut the time pilots spend in the cockpit and reduced their desire to stay in uniform, according to an Inspector General report.

4 years ago

Blue Angels pilot makes emergency landing

The incident happened Tuesday in California.

4 years ago

Flight data recorders likely found from 2 Marine Corps aircraft that crashed off Japan coast

Rescue teams had 30 days from the Dec. 6 crash to find the data recorders.

4 years ago

Two surviving Army pilots are suing Sikorsky over a helicopter crash that killed their crew chief

Two Army pilots and the wife of their fallen crew chief are suing Sikorsky over a deadly 2017 helicopter crash that could have been caused by a manufacturing defect.

4 years ago