When experiencing a critical malfunction shortly after takeoff, an aircraft can send out a distress signal to air traffic control, universally recognized by the call "mayday." This signal warns of a ...

A major air and sea rescue operation was launched after a microlight aircraft was forced to ditch into the Irish Sea off the ...

A New York City-bound flight was forced to make an emergency midair U-turn minutes after takeoff when the flight crew noticed a “burnt electrical smell” and spotted fire in the cockpit. The Endeavor ...

A preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration found that there was a "softball-sized hole" above one of the engines on the Atlas Air flight that made an emergency landing at Miami ...