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Never in the global history of aviation have so many 'experts'—armed with so many 'tools'—scrutinised so much about a plane ...

Five people were hospitalized after an American Airlines flight landed in North Carolina this past weekend. The airplane -- which operated as Flight 1286 -- landed at Raleigh-Durham International ...

A video message by Campbell Wilson, Air India’s chief executive, closely resembled what the head of American Airlines said ...

A video statement by Campbell Wilson, Air India’s chief executive, after the June 12 plane crash was nearly identical to one ...

If the FAA does put safety first and decides to ground the Dreamliner, nearly 1,120 Boeing planes would be taken out of ...

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

The deadly crash of Air India Flight 171 last week has centered renewed scrutiny on the airplane's manufacturer, Boeing. This ...

An Air India Boeing 787, the same kind of plane that crashed 4 days earlier, was forced to turn around after a midair ...

From tragic commercial airline crashes to catastrophic mid-air collisions, explore the deadliest plane accidents ever ...

A string of crashes this year has brought attention to air travel, which remains overwhelmingly safe. Here are some of the ...

Boeing was generating optimism. Then a Dreamliner crashed, raising the specter of fresh problems for the aerospace company ...