Takeoff and landing are widely considered the ... at the end of a runway designed to collapse under the weight of an airplane, gripping its tires and ideally bringing it to a stop before it ...

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said the commuter plane that crashed in Alaska, killing 10 ...

Key factors that affect airplane takeoff speed (sometimes referred to as its rotation speed) include: direction of airflow, the airplane’s shape (especially its wings), the airplane’s size ...

An airline has launched an investigation into several flight attendants who were busted opening an emergency exit and posing for photos on an airplane ... Lines crashes and flips upside-down ...

A small airplane that crashed off the Alaska coast ... contributing to the plane's overall takeoff weight of roughly 9,865, the report stated. The estimated gross takeoff weight was about 1,058 ...

Data from FlightAware, an airplane-tracking website, showed the flight took off from Newark around 5:55 a.m., returning around 7:03 a.m. The Boeing 757 jet was carrying 176 passengers and six crew ...

Delta Flight 014 from Atlanta to Frankfurt turned back shortly after takeoff Friday night because of a mechanical issue with one of the plane’s engines, the airline said in a statement.

A second flight originating from Charlotte, North Carolina, in as many days returned after reporting a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff. Delta Air Lines flight 3067 took off from Charlotte ...