The American air travel system has been under increasing stress in recent years, most notably in a series of near tragedies ...

As the American Airlines crash adds to a recent spate of air accidents, we look at the safety of flying and find cause for hope.

US airlines had gone 16 years without a fatal crash until Wednesday night. But as impressive as that safety record had been, there have been warning signs in recent years of a significant risk of a ...

Speeding violations on streets with automated traffic enforcement are down by 95 percent, according to city officials.

Authorities believe there were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to ...

The Army Black Hawk is said to have been flying higher than it should have been when it collided with a passenger jet, killing 67 people. And the air traffic controller on duty was doing a job usually ...

The American Airlines crash near Washington DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport follows a pattern of crashes and near-misses - including a 1982 crash that left 78 people dead.

At this time, you hate to jump to any conclusions,’ Rep. Andy Ogles said before suggesting diversity, equity and inclusion ...

Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led to changes in the way we travel.

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 ...

Data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that fatal plane crashes in the U.S. are rare.

SEOUL, South Korea -- The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the ...