Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying
The statistics show flying remains the safest form of transportation compared with driving or even riding on a train.
American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National
The incident happened less than two hours before another plane attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport was forced to ...
Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway
Pilots on a flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another ...
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Are there more plane crashes this year? Federal data says no.
Although plane crash news is alarming, data shows commercial flight accidents are rare, and the recent number of aviation incidents isn’t unusual ...
A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers
Do more U.S. airports need control towers? That's one of the questions that has arisen following a midair collision at an ...
Shocking video shows near miss between Southwest Airlines flight, jet on runway at Chicago's Midway Airport
A shocking video from Chicago's Midway Airport circulating on social media Tuesday showed a near miss between a Southwest ...
Crashes and Disasters
MOUNTAIN VIEW – A small airplane made an emergency landing at a Mountain View golf course over the weekend, police said. The ...
Delta flight returns to Atlanta airport because of possible smoke in the cockpit
ATLANTA (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight returned to the Atlanta airport soon after taking off Monday when crew members ...
Delta crash passengers should take the $30,000 payment, their lawyers say. Here's why.
All 80 people aboard Flight 4819 survived, though at least 21 were physically injured and later released from the hospital. A Delta (DAL) spokesperson confirmed to MarketWatch it has offered $30,000 ...
Austin man who survived crash landing on Toronto runway files lawsuit against airline
The passenger said being "suspended upside down" and "drenched with jet fuel" caused him "severe emotional distress and ...