Flying is routinely cited as the safest method of travel, and the data supports this. In the FAA's 2024 safety report, it targets a commercial air fatality rate of fewer than 4.4 fatalities for every ...

A deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet near D.C., and a separate airline rollover crash in Toronto, highlighted early 2025 aviation safety incidents. The FAA ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Wednesday evening helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four people near Ekalaka in ...

NTSB data shows aviation accidents are down from this time last year. Dramatic video of frightened passengers bracing for impact during emergency landings, airplanes crashing onto highways, buildings ...

Municipal airports in and around metro Phoenix have seen a string of fatal crashes in recent months, but 10 years of data show no clear pattern to suggest the area's airfields are inherently dangerous ...

On average, four planes crash each day in the United States with almost all of aircraft involved being single-engine plans. One in five of those crashes were caused by inflight loss of control, ...

A new study shows that piloting a light aircraft remains an inherently risky business, accounting for over 90% of aviation-related fatalities*. Private air travel – termed ‘general aviation’ as ...

HELENA, Mont. — The Wednesday evening helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four people near Ekalaka in southeast Montana was one of six fatal general aviation crashes so far in Montana this year ...