Travis Barker has apologized to fans for his decision stay home for the Australian leg of Blink 182's upcoming tour, as he is still too traumatized to fly following his terrifying plane crash in 2008.

Travis wrote on Facebook, "I still haven't gotten over the horrific events that took place the last time I flew when my plane crashed and 4 people were killed, two being my best friends. I gave the band my blessing to take another drummer if they still wanted to do the tour without me. I hope to come to Australia again some day perhaps by ship if need be. Unfortunately, there wasn't a boat that worked with the schedule this time around. Once again I'm sorry to all the fans."

On September 19, 2008, Barker's Learjet 60 crashed while taking off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina, and four people died, including Barker's close friend and assistant Chris Barker, along with two crew members and a security guard. Barker suffered second and third degree burns, and though his friend Adam Goldstein (nee DJ AM) also survived, he died of an accidental drug overdose a year later.

Barker has not flown since the accident, and he usually relies on sea travel to get around. After all that he's been through, we don't blame him...

If we didn't know better we would think a reconciliation was in the works!

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler took their children Landon and Alabama to dinner at Matsuhisa in LA last night, and the former couple are either putting aside their differences for the sake of their family or giving their romance yet another go. Either way, we couldn't be happier to see these two getting along!

The beauty queen was the drummer's support system after his terrifying plane crash in 2008, and with the recent news that the Blink 182 rocker will be joining his bandmates in Australia for the Soundwave Festival in February 2013, it would make sense for him to lean on the blonde bombshell as he attempts to conquer his fears.

"I'm contemplating getting knocked out and getting on a plane to Australia. I want to overcome that eventually. My kids are scared to death to fly. I want them to witness me overcome it," he recently revealed.

You can do it Trav!

We've never seen Travis Barker without a hat or hair before!

Yesterday we spotted the inked up musician spending some quality time with son Landon and daughter Alabama, and we love the fact that his kids have adopted his rock star style! But we can't take our eyes off of Travis' tattooed scalp -- he always wears beanies and baseball caps, so we have no idea his ink covered his entire head!

Travis has talked about his body art in the past, and he revealed that he did it to motivate himself to make it as a rock star. "I tattooed my body so I couldn’t fall back on anything," he said. "I purposely did that so I couldn’t get a normal job and live a normal life. I did it so I had to play music."

Little Landon's tattoos are fake, thank goodness!

Travis Barker took his adorable kids, Landon, 7, and Alabama, 5, out for a stroll through Malibu, and we love how stylish these two are. You can definitely tell their dad is a rock star!

This busy papa has been spending his summer recording with Blink-182, prepping to hit the road on a summer tour with My Chemical Romance, and promoting his debut solo album, Give the Drummer Some. Whew!

Check out Barker's music video, for his new track, Saturday Night, after the jump ...

Travis Barker's kids, Landon and Alabama, may be giving pint-sized fashionisto Kingston Rossdale a run for his money when it comes to style!

The Blink-182 drummer, wearing an old school Misfits shirt, enjoyed a shopping day in Calabasas with his family ... and wow, these kids are totally adorbs. Mommy is the beautiful Shanna Moakler.

Sunglasses, skulls on their clothing and Landon is even flashing us two fingers. Good thing it's summer vacation time because these tikes are just too cool for school!

See more of Landon's rock star fashion ... after the jump.

Could Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler's two kids be any cuter? Hot punk rock daddy Travis took son, Landon and daughter, Alabama to Fred Segal for a little holiday shopping.

Judging by Alabama's adorable dress, looks like these kids already have style. We love how lil' Alabama walked out of the store wearing her new purchase! Wonder if either of them will follow in daddy's musical footsteps?

So great to see that the Blink-182 drummer has recovered from the horrific plane crash that happened back in September 2008. With these beautiful kids, his good health and a successful music career that has spanned over two decades, Travis has a lot to be thankful for.

Last night Travis Barker took son Landon and daughter Alabama to the Taylor Swift concert at the Staples Center, and the rocker slash daddy needed a little assistance carrying them on the way out.

While Taylor's tunes probably aren't at the top of Travis' playlist, it's good to see him bonding with his kids over music! P.S. Why does it seem like we never see Shanna out with the children? She always seems to be hitting the clubs!

After wrapping a concert in Columbia, S.C. on September 19, 2008, DJ AM and Travis Barker boarded a Learjet 60 - all four tires then exploded as the plane zoomed down the runway at 150 mph...

The crash killed four people, Barker and AM were left seriously injured and the DJ later died of a drug overdose after getting hooked back on prescription meds.

Now the National Transportation Safety Board held a long meeting in Washington earlier today to discover the root of the problem: Under-inflated tires, says the investigators.

The NTSB also insists that this is becoming a widespread problem on business jets as well.

Hopefully airlines will take action so this doesn't happen again!