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 ...

An airline pilot has shared why you should always listen to flight attendants' safety instructions, and what to do when you need to use the oxygen masks.

Deaths of all 67 on both aircraft make the crash the most fatal aviation disaster on U.S. soil in 23 years. The paths of the two aircraft took them along the Potomac River where they collided just ...

Nearly a week following the mid-air collision over the Potomac River between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter, authorities have announced that all 67 ...