Under Pressure: The Ups and Downs of Flying High
Flying high above the earth where the air is thin, the human body requires enough oxygen to keep it functioning. But how exactly are the necessary oxygen levels provided, and what happens when aircraft pressurization systems fa...
Small Plane Crashes Into Utah Neighborhood, Sets Several Houses on Fire
Several people were injured when a small plane crashed into homes while attempting a low visibility landing at Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Roy, Utah.
On This Day in Aviation History: December 30th
TAROM Flight 3107 goes off the runway at Otopeni, Romania in 2007, Basque separatists bomb a parking garage at Madrid Airport in Spain in 2006 and the Wright Brother finally cash-in on their flying in 1905 in a failed deal with...
Hypersonic Military Aircraft Disappears During Test Flight
The U.S. military on Thursday lost contact with a hypersonic aircraft during a test flight over the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) confirmed.
Congo Presidential Aide and Four Others Killed in Plane Crash
A close aide to Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila was among five people killed on Sunday when a small plane crashed in the country's east, the government confirmed on Monday.