by Casey Dubose | Feb 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dillingham Airfield on the north shore of Oahu suffered a second deadly air crash by a commercial operation within a year. The Cessna 305A crashed shortly after takeoff from the field. The aircraft is a tow plane for Honolulu Soaring and was engaged in proficiency...
by Casey Dubose | Feb 10, 2020 | Accident, Slider Featured
Last week was marred by two crashes of part 135 operators in Alaska – one minor and one tragic. On February 5th, the first incident was lost of control during the take-off of a Cessna 208 in Hooper Bay. The aircraft was operated by Grant Aviation and there were...
by Casey Dubose | Jan 27, 2020 | Accident, Slider Featured
A Sikorsky S-76 that was operated by Island Express Helicopters (the operators took down their website shortly after the crash) crashed this morning in Calabasas, California killing 9 people. While there will be an FAA investigation, the abundance of evidence suggests...
by Casey Dubose | Dec 29, 2019 | Slider Featured, Uncategorized
The day after Christmas was marred by the third commercial helicopter crash in Hawaii this year. Following a day-long search for the Safari Helicopter operated tour, the crash site was found with the remains of the 7 perished occupants. Rough Terrain of Kauai These...
by Casey Dubose | Dec 19, 2019 | Slider Featured
(L-R J.J. Camp QC, Associate Counsel, CFM Lawyers, Canada, Micheál P O’Higgins SC, Chairman Council of The Bar of Ireland, Ireland, Sigrid Preissl, Managing Partner, Bourayne & Preissl, France, Robert F. Hedrick, Attorney, Aviation Law Group PS, Seattle, Niamh...
by Casey Dubose | Dec 6, 2019 | Accident, Slider Featured
The busiest traveling weekend of the year was marred by multiple general aviation accidents across the county. The worst of involved a Pilatus PC-12 that crashed shortly after takeoff from Chamberlain Municipal Airport (9V9) which 9 of the 12 people on board the...
by Casey Dubose | Nov 21, 2019 | Slider Featured
On October 30, 2019 Robert Hedrick gave a PowerPoint presentation to the Air Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association in Vancouver, British Columbia, on: Drone Technology For Helicopters And Beyond: The Legal Landscape. Robert discussed new drone technology that...
by Casey Dubose | Nov 6, 2019 | Accident, Slider Featured
A PenAir codeshare flight for Alaska Airlines overran the runway at Unalaska, AK (USA) with 38 passengers and 3 crew. The aircraft came to a stop about 125 meters/400 feet past the end of the runway partially hanging down a slope into the sea, the left-hand propeller...
by Casey Dubose | Jun 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
On May 18, 2016 AGL attorney Robert Hedrick gave a PowerPoint presentation to Scotland’s Faculty of Advocates, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Below is an article from the Scottish Legal News publication, which can also be viewed at:...
by Casey Dubose | May 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Robert Hedrick was invited to present at the 9th Annual Conference On International Aviation Law and Insurance, held in Edinburgh, Scotland in May, 2016. Mr. Hedrick was on a panel discussing international air carrier liability with other leading industry experts...
