The US safety board is calling for urgent regulatory action after two fatal Hawker business jet crashes during post-maintenance stall tests, warning line pilots lack adequate training to perform such ...
Report cites deficiencies in pilot training and post-maintenance procedures for the jets.
The NTSB issued urgent safety recommendations after two fatal Hawker business jet crashes in 2024 and 2025 during post-maintenance stall test flights.
Initial flight testing explores the characteristics of the airplane as it is initially configured. At this point, the designers have done their best to create a machine that is safe to fly, meets all ...
A 24,000-foot-per-minute descent rate doesn’t leave much margin for recovery in any fixed-wing aircraft. In the case of the Raytheon Hawker 800XP that crashed near Bath Township, Michigan on October ...
US investigators believe the pilots of a Hawker 900XP were insufficiently prepared for a post-maintenance stall test, during which the aircraft encountered icing and entered a fatal spin. The ...