We are creating a central point where people can report aviation accidents, investigation outcomes or breaking news.

The main conduit for this information will be Twitter. Please visit and follow @AirCrashReport on Twitter. We aim to make Twitter the “coal face” for accident news and follow up information, provided by people who have real knowledge – not just website owners sitting in a windowless office.

With each new follower of @AirCrashReport, we will be expanding a network of concerned professional aviators, ground crews, safety professionals and members of the general public. Here we will be able to share real-time news and information regarding aviation safety – and in particular – accidents.

If you follow @AirCrashReport, your Twitter feed will become an automatic source of up to date news and information, from anywhere in the world, and often from people who are right there. And if you are a mobile (cell) user of Twitter, you will have access to this information whenever you are in phone range – an incredible safety tool in your pocket.

There are vast amounts of information out there, but as with anything on the internet – how can you trust it, and how old is it? This is why Twitter and blogging are taking precedence in the time-critical information age. Aviation accidents, investigation updates and other relevant information is a hand-in-glove fit for Twitter.

It will take a while for the word to get out, but we believe once it does, @AirCrashReport will become a valuable resource for sharing information about aviation incidents across the world.

Also, please keep an eye out for the “Avirate” blog coming soon, and @Avirate on Twitter. Not your average aviation ratings site (there are so many) – Avirate will concentrate on 2nd tier aviation, where publicly available information is hard to come by.

Stay tuned for more updates, and safe flying.