US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, ...

The deadly plane crash into Washington, D.C.’s Potomac River on Wednesday night has raised questions about aviation safety, even as federal agencies say the United States has some of the strictest ...

Pilots and flight attendants are aware of risks, but commercial aviation tragedies have been infrequent in the U.S. for years ...

it’s the way many of us would travel long distances if we didn’t travel by airplane. For that we can turn to my colleague Chris Isidore, who has written a lot about airline safety. One of my ...

In the wake of a recent tragedy at Reagan National Airport, WRAL Investigates delves into nearly 40 years of FAA data to ...

An American Airlines pilot reassured any passengers nervous of flying in a heartfelt pre-flight announcement following the ...

The mid-air crash was reported near Reagan Washington National Airport late Jan. 29. At least 28 people have been found dead ...

Airline safety has been improving for decades as regulators, manufacturers and carriers incorporate lessons learned to minimize accidents and improve the chances of survival when things go wrong.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said on social media that "we know there are fatalities," though he did not say how many. A Comair ...

The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the ...

US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal ... Experts say that while America retains a gold standard for airline safety and that commercial air travel is the safest form of travel, there ...