Two Planes Crash in South Africa While Returning from Airshow, Killing 13
South African search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday morning located two planes on a mountain in the country's northeast after they went missing during severe weather on Sunday.
Air France 447 Crash Investigators Release Interim Report
France's Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) has published an interim report on the investigation of the June 1st crash of Air France 447.
TWA L-1011 Veers Off the Runway and Catches Fire at JFK: July 30 in Aviation History
A TWA L-1011 aborts takeoff and burns at JFK while all 292 on board escape unharmed, an ANA 727 collides with a Japanese fighter, and more.
MIT-Designed, Fish-Shaped Airliners Could Burn 70% Less Fuel
A team of MIT researchers has unveiled their aircraft designs for NASA's N+3 initiative, an engineering study intended to help define the next three generations of commercial aviation while reducing fuel usage by 70% and NOx em...
Parents of ‘Chick-Lit’ Author Killed in Ohio Plane Crash
The parents of a young author who made headlines in 2007 were killed when their Cirrus SR-22 crashed in central Ohio Sunday morning.