Passenger and freight air traffic grew substantially in 2010 as positive economic prospects worldwide overshadowed the depressed levels of 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, according to United Nations report.
An Iran Air Boeing 727 carrying more than 100 people crashed in northwestern Iran on Sunday evening, state-run media reported, killing at least 70 people.
A tornado tore through Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in central Florida, flipping over planes and injuring revelers attending the annual Sun n' Fun Fly-in and Expo, according to published reports.