Plane Crashes in Western North Carolina Mountains
A Beechcraft Baron crashed in a mountainous area of North Carolina Wednesday afternoon according to the FAA. The number of passengers and their condition were not immediately known.
Airline Industry Records 2010 as Safest Year in Aviation History
The IATA on Wednesday said the accident rate in 2010 for Western-built jet aircraft was the lowest in aviation history.
Today in Aviation History: March 3rd
Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world without refueling, the crashes of United Flight 585, Turkish Flight 981, Mohawk Flight 405 and a Canadian Pacific Airlines Comet. Qantas flies to Tokyo, NACA i...
Qantas Airbus A330 Cockpit Fire Forces Emergency Landing
A Qantas plane was forced to make an emergency landing in north Queensland, Australia on Wednesday after a fire broke out in the aircraft's cockpit.
On This Day in Aviation History: November 21st
A British Airways 747 nearly crashes into a hotel, Aeroflot gets banned from the U.S., the first untethered balloon flight, and more...