Plane crashes have occurred across the U.S. this year in D.C., Philadelphia, Arizona and Alaska. Here's how many there have ...

A pilot ordered fuel from the FBO, paid, preflighted, and departed. He did not, however, inspect the fuel level in the tanks.

It has been a common axiom that first-time flyers have heard for decades: “Flying really is the safest way to travel.” Recent ...

It can attain altitudes of 45,100 feet, speeds of up to 630 mph, and a range of up to 6,800 nautical miles – if no refueling ...

One of the most critical aspects of a good training aircraft is its handling characteristics. The Piper Archer is renowned ...

Officials searching for a regional airline flight that disappeared in Alaska with 10 people aboard are committing more aircraft to the search on its second day Friday – a search complicated by the ...

Crashes are more common involving smaller planes like the single-engine Cessna that went missing in Alaska on Thursday with 10 people aboard. Crews were searching for that plane Friday.

A Bering Air flight, a Cessna 208 Caravan, has gone missing over Alaska with 10 people on board. The plane, traveling from Unalakleet to Nome, failed to arrive on time and is now overdue. Rescue crews ...