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Rough location of the crash site, about 1 mile from the end of the Benzair Bhutto International Airport runway. (Map via Google)

No Survivors as Airliner Carrying 127 People Crashes Near Islamabad Airport [UPDATED]

A Bhoja Air Boeing 737 with 127 people on board has crashed while attempting to land at Islamabad International Airport. There was no immediate word on the condition of the passengers.
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Two American Airlines MD-80s parked at the gate in Nashville. (Photo by Matt Molnar)

American Airlines Unions Back US Airways Takeover

All three unions representing American Airlines employees have agreed to back a merger with US Airways.
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Damaged fan blades are visible in Delta 1063's right engine. (Photo by Grant Cardone, via Twitter)

Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing in New York After Bird Strike Destroys Engine [with Air Traffic Control Audio]

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in New York Thursday afternoon when it suffered a bird strike and the cabin filled with smoke, according to passengers.
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An Air Canada Boeing 767-300ER (C-GEOQ) seen lifting off from Montreal (left: Photo by Gordon Gebert Jr.). A radar image of Venus from the Magellan spacecraft. (right: Image by NASA)

Drowsy Air Canada Pilot Dives Plane to Avoid Hitting Venus: Yup, the Planet

It's not often that the pilots of earth-based vehicles are forced to make risky, evasive maneuvers to avoid colliding with other worlds, but that's exactly what an Air Canada pilot did last year, a government investigation has ...
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A US Airways Airbus A319 at LaGuardia Airport

Audio: Severe Turbulence Injures Four Aboard US Airways Flight to Denver

Two passengers and two flight attendants were injured when a US Airways flight hit severe turbulence while approaching into Denver Saturday night.
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