Missouri skydiving plane crash that killed all 12 aboard is a 'devastating loss,' company says

The skydiving company at the center of a Missouri plane crash that killed all 12 people aboard said Sunday that its staff remains "in shock" following the disaster, describing the deaths of 11 skydivers and a pilot as a "devastating loss" for both the business and the broader skydiving community. Skydive Kansas City said the aircraft was operating in support of the company's skydiving operations when it went down shortly after taking off around noon from Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missou