Despite several aviation disasters across the U.S. in recent weeks and growing concerns about the safety of flying, an expert ...

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

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

broke a nearly 16-year streak in which the U.S. had no deadly commercial plane crashes. Despite this, the country has a long ...

Air travel, while statistically one of the safest modes of transportation, has seen its share of tragic accidents that have shaped aviation history. Major commercial airline disasters have brought ...

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when ...

North Carolina Congressman Addison McDowell says the aging systems and technology that air traffic controllers and pilots ...

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The tragic accident, caused by a midair collision between a regional American Airlines jetliner and an Army helicopter, is the most recent fatal commercial aviation accident in the U.S.

The Latest: Collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC leaves no survivors Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in ...

An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington ...