IT is every plane passenger’s worst nightmare – a loud explosion, flames coming from the engine and the realisation that you ...

On March 27, two Jumbo Jets collided on a foggy runway, killing 583 people and making it the deadliest plane crash in ...

This is what happens when something scary goes bump in the flight. While air travel is still one of the safest modes of transport, some flight-eningly common issues can occur in the air. In fact, the ...

The deadliest single-aircraft crash in history occurred on August 12, when Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crashed into Mount ...

When you glance out your airplane window at 30,000 feet, that curved little portal seems like a simple design choice. But the reason it is round has nothing to do with style. It is the result of one ...

The U.S. Navy spent much of the early 1930s betting on one of the most ambitious concepts in military aviation history: giant ...

It remains the most fatal single-aircraft crash in aviation history, with 520 people dying in the disaster - these are the ...

Engine failure does not automatically spell disaster -- airplanes are designed to be able to glide and won't plummet straight down to earth if an engine fails. Planes are required by law to be able to ...

One year after a tragic plane crash into the Potomac River, just moments before what should have been a safe touchdown on a runway for American Airlines Flight 5342, local families are still haunted ...