When most people imagine a plane crash, they think of altitude, weather, engines failing midair. But the deadliest accident in ...

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 ...

The Air India crash that killed 241 passengers is among the deadliest plane crashes in recent history. Here's a look at the ...

Meanwhile, the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision was India's deadliest aviation disaster, caused by altitude miscommunication and poor coordination between two international flights. While most comments ...

The aviation industry prides itself on safety. Today, flying is considered one of the safest modes of transportation—so much so that statistics suggest that traveling by large commercial aircraft is ...

Air India Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner bound for London, issued a desperate Mayday call just moments after ...

While we are shocked to see the recent airplane crash in Gujarat, Ahmedabad, the incident reminds us of the past air crashes ...

From Tenerife’s runway collision to Japan Airlines Flight 123’s haunting fall, each incident changed aviation forever.

Here are some of the worst air crashes in history — cases that redefined safety protocols, exposed dangerous loopholes, and ...

Despite advances, air travel has faced dark moments. Discover the worst aviation accidents in history and the factors behind ...

In 1996, a Saudia Flight 763, a Boeing 747, which was en route from Delhi, crashed into a Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, ...

A London-bound Air India flight with 242 people on board crashed just five minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.