Gulf of Mexico Plane Crash May Have Been Caused by Pressurization Problems, Early Evidence Indicates
While it will take months or years to find a definitive cause of the crash of the Cessna 421 that went down in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, initial evidence may indicate that the pilot lost consciousness due to pressurizatio...
A New Perspective on Aviation Safety, Post-9/11
Aviation accidents after 9/11 brought about a reminder of how we must all learn about and address aviation safety.
Air France A380 First Trip Report: JFK-CDG 11/21/09
A full trip report from Air France Flight 380, the first flight ever aboard the carrier's new Airbus A380 from New York to Paris.
JetBlue Pilot Meltdown Ended by Choke Hold from Former Prison Guard: With Video and Audio
A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing on Tuesday when the captain suffered some kind of mental breakdown. No one was injured, thanks in part to the actions of David Gonzalez, who held the pilot in a choke hold until the pl...
DEVELOPING: Air Algerie Flight 5017 Crashes In The Desert of Mali
Contact has been lost with an Air Algerie flight between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (OUA) and Algiers, Algeria (ALG). Flight 5017 was an MD-83 that was being flown by Spanish carrier Swiftair on behalf of the Algerian airline. T...