Although you may want to immediately close the window shade on an airplane and go to sleep, there's a reason why it should be ...

Flying commercially means following a lot of safety procedures, but why do flight attendants have you open a plane's window ...

The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on ...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Delta Air Lines passenger flight nearly collided with an Air Force jet ...

The NTSB revealed that Larsen didn’t use the “functioning runway lights” at the airport and immediately turned off the airplane’s landing lights after takeoff. Investigators determined the ...

What other safety measures are typically employed during takeoff and landing that passengers might not be aware of?

An emergency two-bounce landing at Miami International Airport, with fire trucks waiting on the runway, turned out to be just ...

A US Airways plane with 155 people on board ditched into a chilly Hudson River on Thursday, apparently after striking at least one bird upon takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, according to ...

“These features extend to allow the airplane to fly more slowly during takeoff and landing, but retract to allow the airplane to function efficiently at higher speeds during cruise flight.

U.S. regulators should require airlines to inspect, and if necessary, replace latches on Boeing 757 airplane doors, the ...