Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest ...

Air travel, while statistically one of the safest modes of transportation, has seen its fair share of tragic accidents.

The Entry-Exit... Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week ...

WASHINGTON - One of the largest search and rescue operations involving a downed aircraft around the nation’s capital since Sept. 11, 2001, unfolded Wednesday evening, as hundreds of first ...

Flight disruptions often stem from uncontrollable factors like weather or mechanical issues, but a recent Delta Air Lines flight was canceled after the flight crew accidentally deployed an ...

Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines is one of China's 'big three' state-owned airlines, with hubs at Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao airports, as well as Kunming Airport in southwest China. The ...

It may even be worth considering chatting with your airline to get on a different flight. Most major airlines also offer their own flight-tracking features on their apps or websites. As with ...

Headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., commonly known as "China Southern Airlines" or "CSN", is a subsidiary of China Southern Air Holding Company Ltd. and ...

Swiss International Air Lines passengers endured a four-hour flight to nowhere after a pilot fell ill. Two hours after Flight LX66 left Zurich for Miami on Monday, it U-turned over the Atlantic ...

Currently, there are over 1,000 orders for the C919. Major Chinese airlines like Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines have each ordered 100 aircraft from COMAC. In December ...

The C919 first took to the skies on a test flight in May 2017, but did not enter commercial service until six years later, when in May 2023, China Eastern Airlines became the aircraft's launch ...