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

Midair collisions throughout aviation history have brought some of the worst tragedies in the sky. But they've also left ...

Looking back through the history of commercial aviation, there are a handful of aircraft that get credited as trendsetters or groundbreaking leaps forward in design and technology. The DC-9 and ...

On February 9, 1969, the Boeing 747, the world’s first wide-body jet, took its maiden flight, revolutionising air travel.

Originally built as a biplane, the Stinson Detroiter launched one of the largest aviation companies in America ...

More than 80 commercial planes have crashed in the U.S. since 1970.

The fatal D.C. plane crash has renewed focus on the recent history of crashes and near misses in U.S. airspace.

Born in Columbus in 1934, David Harris had many trials to pave his way through life. From the Civil Rights Movement to the sky, his name is in history.

part of aviation history. Wednesday's collision between a commercial airplane and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport became the latest in a list of midair disasters ...