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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Airplane disaster drill at Middletown Regional Airport, Saturday, April 18, 2009 Firefighters carry Ben Mumfrey(cq), one of the victims in a disaster training excercise, away from two wrecked aircraft ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There were at least three major airplane crashes on July 17, with 1996's TWA Flight 800 being the third-deadliest aviation ...

The de Havilland Comet was the world’s first commercial jet airliner — a 1949 British marvel that promised faster, higher, more comfortable air travel. Then in early 1954, two of them broke apart in ...

Federal investigators released a preliminary report on the deadly crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people earlier in November, revealing that hardware meant to hold ...

Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite multiple investigations by officials and protests by the victims’ families. By Jin Yu Young and John Yoon Reporting ...

Every time you board an airplane, a flight attendant stands in the aisle and demonstrates how to fasten a seatbelt, locate the emergency exits, and inflate a life vest. The ritual is so familiar that ...

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure—but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage ...

Captain Richard de Crespigny is the Qantas pilot who safely landed Qantas Flight 32 on November 4, 2010, after one of its engines exploded shortly after takeoff, tearing through vital systems and ...