Near Misses and Close Calls in the Air
With more planes flying than ever before, the number of incidents has risen. Should nervous passengers be worried?
FAA Administrator Babbitt Resigns After Drunk Driving Arrest
In a statement published by the FAA late Tuesday afternoon, the agency's Administrator Randy Babbitt announced his resignation. Babbitt had been arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.
Douglas DC-8 Becomes First Supersonic Airliner: August 21 in Aviation History
A DC-8 dives into the record books, the first use of electric beacons for nighttime flights, a Royal Air Maroc ATR-42 crashes, and more...
FAA Proposes Rules For Commercial Unmanned Aircraft System Operations
At a press conference on Sunday, the FAA announced the long-awaited proposed rules for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Here's what drone operators can expect.
Pictures: Nose Gear Of United Boeing 767-300 Collapsed At Gate at IAH
In the pre-dawn hours at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport airport, the nose gear of a United Boeing 767-300 apparently failed, dropping the nose of the aircraft into the ground. The aircraft, which was repor...