On 27 November 1987 South African Airways flight SA295 departed from Tapei, Taiwan. The flight was due to stop in Mauritius to drop off and pick up passengers before ... of factors was the accident to ...

A commercial airline pilot acknowledged this week’s deadly, midair plane collision during a heartfelt “welcome aboard” announcement aimed at comforting nervous passengers on a flight that ...

A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York had to be evacuated Sunday morning after the airplane caught on fire during takeoff. Terrified passengers could be heard panicking in footage ...

James Moyler, a passenger on a flight from Charlotte, was scheduled to land in Washington, D.C., shortly after Flight 5342. As his plane entered Reagan National airspace, the pilot announced they ...

Rowan Le Coq, a 17-year-old ice dancer, considered his best friend Spencer Lane more than just a fellow skater—he was like a brother. They traded daily messages about their dreams of athletic ...

There are incidents that divide life into a before and after. Witnessing American Airlines Flight 5342 explode into the Potomac Wednesday night brought back visions of Sabena Flight 548 carrying the U ...

At 8:48 p.m., about 12 seconds after the second air traffic control tower alert, the helicopter and passenger plane collided ... but not the American Airlines flight they eventually crashed ...

The route used by the Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet has been highly ... the cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder, appeared to be in good condition.

Samuel Lilley died on the same flight path his father, Timothy Lilley, flew for years. Timothy Lilley flew Black Hawk helicopters for the Army, transporting passengers over the Potomac River from ...

A British Airways flight to the UK was forced to make an emergency landing after toxic fumes left passengers and crew ill at 30,000ft. Twelve passengers and five BA staff members became sick an hour ...

The plane, American Eagle Flight No. 5342, a regional jetliner, was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members on a flight from Wichita, Kansas. There were three soldiers aboard the U.S. Army's ...

The FAA notice lists an end ... Investigators have all flight recorders involved in the crash, said NTSB member J. Todd Inman. The flight data recorder from the passenger plane was soaked in ...