Seconds after taking off from San Francisco, a United Airlines Boeing 747 shudders violently as one of its engines starts to fail. The intense vibrations terrify the passengers, and are so strong that ...

Certification and retrofit problems on two plane types are costing Lufthansa valuable lost revenue from fancy new Allegris ...

In this video we take a look back at what it was like to fly in the Upper Deck of the British Airways 747, in Club World ...

As an aircraft type reaches the end of its service life, examples of it flying commercially become rarer and rarer (the ...

Saudi Flight 763 had taken off from Delhi while Kazakh Flight 1907 was minutes away from landing in Delhi. A K Dutta, the ...

The mid-air collision in Washington DC in January 2025 brings out several aspects of human factors that can result in an ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

An American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter resulting in one of the most devastating airline disasters in decades hearkened back to two tragedies. On Wednesday night ...

All aircraft are equipped with TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) as standard ever since the deadly Chakri-Dadri mid-air collision near New Delhi in 1996.

349 people were killed in what was seen as the deadliest mid-air coalition in history. The aircraft involved in the coalition were Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B and Kazakhstan Airlines ...

Luckily, some airlines offer student or youth discounts. Although they generally aren’t substantial, every little bit makes air travel more accessible. Here are some domestic and international ...

Save money on your next flight—and have more to spend at your destination—by traveling on a budget airline The rise of budget airlines is good news for travelers—even those who don’t book ...