Overview

• A 14-member jury has been empaneled in the Northern Territory Supreme Court, with Acting Justice Allan Blow cautioning them against media exposure as proceedings stretch over three to five weeks.
• Prosecutors plan to introduce covert listening-device recordings from Wright’s home and intercepted phone calls capturing his discussions about maintenance and the crash investigation.
• The Crown alleges Wright systematically under-reported helicopter flying hours, manipulated maintenance records and sought colleagues’ logbooks to hide breaches of aviation regulations.
• An ATSB report determined the Robinson R44 crash that killed Chris “Willow” Wilson and left pilot Sebastian Robinson paraplegic was due to fuel exhaustion, but Wright faces charges solely for his post-crash conduct.
• Wilson’s widow has launched a civil suit against Wright’s recently liquidated aviation company Helibrook, highlighting the ongoing legal and business fallout from the accident.