Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Captain Richard de Crespigny is the Qantas pilot who safely landed Qantas Flight 32 on November 4, 2010, after one of its engines ...

This is what happens when something scary goes bump in the flight. While air travel is still one of the safest modes of transport, some flight-eningly common issues can occur in the air. In fact, the ...

Engine failure does not automatically spell disaster -- airplanes are designed to be able to glide and won't plummet straight down to earth if an engine fails. Planes are required by law to be able to ...

When you glance out your airplane window at 30,000 feet, that curved little portal seems like a simple design choice. But the reason it is round has nothing to do with style. It is the result of one ...

It remains the most fatal single-aircraft crash in aviation history, with 520 people dying in the disaster - these are the moments right before tragedy struck.

One year after a tragic plane crash into the Potomac River, just moments before what should have been a safe touchdown on a runway for American Airlines Flight 5342, local families are still haunted ...