The transportation secretary’s decision came after the National Transportation Safety Board cited a long history of near ...

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The airplane crashes and mishaps of the past several weeks have shaken some people’s confidence in air travel. At airports and on flights across the country, many passengers may be wondering: Is ...

Fatal airplane crashes have been in the news a lot lately, starting with a commercial airplane colliding midair with an army ...

You simply can’t talk about the natural beauty found in the United States without mentioning Alaska. With eight national parks within its boundaries—including Denali National Park and Preserve ...

Aviation close calls are rare, making two last week beyond the odds of lightning striking twice. Dive into the data and the ...

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved a plan by US regional airline SkyWest to begin operating ...

Colgan Air Flight 3407 in 2009 marked the last major commercial passenger jet crash in the U.S. prior to last month’s air disaster in Washington, D.C., which left 67 dead. The FAA increased ...

Anderson was originally charged with five felonies and one misdemeanor after he reportedly rammed a fence at Colgan Air Services and gained unauthorized entry into a noncommercial aircraft that ...

This crash marks the first fatal U.S. commercial air crash since Feb. 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 ... a commercial aircraft in the United States occurred in August 1986, when ...

The near misses came after several aviation accidents, including the disastrous crash between an Army helicopter and a jet last month that killed 67.