The U-2 spy plane was designed to fly at extreme altitude, not to land easily. Balanced on bicycle-style landing gear and offering pilots almost no forward visibility, the aircraft is so difficult to ...

According to Boeing, 49% of all fatal plane accidents happen during the final descent and landing phases of the average flight, while 14% happen during takeoff and the initial climb. One of the ...

Nothing will perturb a nervous flier quite like learning that an aircraft has sustained some damage or there's a technical problem. Such issues, however, can vary in severity. Some of them may be a ...

South African pilot Rudolf Erasmus told Insider that he initially thought his water bottle was leaking before realizing it was a deadly Cape cobra.

A cargo flight transporting goods between two American cities has been alleged to have been struck by a green laser just ...

A United Airlines flight coming into London's Heathrow Airport aborted its landing just as it was about to touch down on Thursday The plane was battered by strong wind from Storm Benjamin The flight ...