Aircraft are designed to be fully evacuated in 90 seconds or less, and passengers who try to grab their bags slow that down.

Gaps in systems and technology that have been exposed in recent years and an alarming rise in near-misses and runway ...

A pilot suffering a medical emergency, a plane forced down in Alaska and passenger jets nearly colliding in Boston are the latest aviation incidents under investigation as the busy summer air travel ...

A historic Vultee BT-13A emergency landing disrupted traffic in North Georgia after the World War II-era plane suffered ...

“Passengers must act quickly, follow instructions without hesitation, and leave all belongings behind,” urged FAA ...

There are many more communication codes besides ‘mayday’ that pilots and cabin crew members use both on and off the ground while communicating with the ATC in flight operations. One of the most ...

A routine international flight transformed into a living nightmare for 191 passengers aboard a Japan Airlines aircraft when a sudden mechanical failure sent their plane plummeting through the sky in a ...

U.S. aviation industry groups urged lawmakers to approve emergency funding for air traffic control. Their letter came three weeks after a deadly collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter ...

The wreckage of a Pan American Airways plane has been found 74 years after it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in a crash that prompted mandatory airline safety briefings.The Clipper Endeavor was found ...