The number of drone accidents over the past five to six years has remained steady, but the rate of crashes seems to be decreasing, data on aviation mishaps shows.
Eric Fanning was acting secretary of the Air Force when sequestration hit. He lays out the reasons the service cut maintenance funding and whether that is impacting the modern aviation crisis.
In the wake of a series of troubling aircraft mishaps and crashes ― several of which have been fatal ― Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein has ordered a one-day safety review for all flying and maintenance wings by May 21.
Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, has filed as amendment to the annual defense policy bill creating a national commission to review the spike in aviation mishaps.