Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying
The statistics show flying remains the safest form of transportation compared with driving or even riding on a train.
American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National
The incident happened less than two hours before another plane attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport was forced to ...
How Many Plane Crashes So Far in 2025? See Number
Find out how many plane crashes happen on average per year in the United States in light of multiple aviation accidents. In light of recent aviation issues and catastrophic plane crashes across the ...
Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway
Pilots on a flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another ...
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Are there more plane crashes this year? Federal data says no.
Although plane crash news is alarming, data shows commercial flight accidents are rare, and the recent number of aviation incidents isn’t unusual ...
Shocking video shows near miss between Southwest Airlines flight, jet on runway at Chicago's Midway Airport
A shocking video from Chicago's Midway Airport circulating on social media Tuesday showed a near miss between a Southwest ...
Crashes and Disasters
MOUNTAIN VIEW – A small airplane made an emergency landing at a Mountain View golf course over the weekend, police said. The ...
A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers
Do more U.S. airports need control towers? That's one of the questions that has arisen following a midair collision at an ...
Delta flight returns to Atlanta airport because of possible smoke in the cockpit
ATLANTA (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight returned to the Atlanta airport soon after taking off Monday when crew members ...