Before his death Tuesday night in a private plane crash, Baer committed his life to "helping people quit their jobs" through Capital Factory. Friends and associates remember him for his kindness.

A series of aviation incidents has drawn national attention, with crashes involving a small business jet, a skydiving plane and two military jets.

Was it a mistake, sabotage or intentional? The crash of flight J2-8243 in Kazakhstan is being overshadowed by more and more evidence that points to Russia being partly responsible. A Russian insider comes clean.

Capital Factory founder Joshua Baer, a visionary force in the Texas technology and start-up ecosystem, died Tuesday night in a private plane crash near Laredo. The jet’s crew reported mechanical issues to Laredo International Airport and was attempting to reach the field when the crash occurred on Loop 20 east of the border city.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency personnel investigate the site of a plane crash in Butler, Missouri, on June 14. - Reed Hoffmann/AP After personally looking over the wreckage of the deadliest skydiving plane ...

Poor maintenance is often a factor when skydiving planes crash, like one did in Missouri on Sunday, and the National Transportation Safety Board has said in past investigations that weak oversight of the industry can allow problems to go unnoticed.

Friends of a pilot killed in a rural plane crash have remembered him as a “respected aircraft builder” who had a passion for flying. Malcolm Vivian’s amateur-built replica Spitfire came down in rural Malabaine,

B-52 Bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Emergency crews responded. Follow live updates from Kern County.