Although commercial airplanes might be soaring through the skies most of the time, headlights still provide an important function on flights.

Along with all its air traffic controllers at airports, the FAA also regulates drones and rocket launches and looks for ...

A lidar survey, a remote sensing technology that uses lasers, conducted by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft on Feb. 8, found multiple areas underwaters which could still ...

In addition to the standard design, carriers also paint aircraft in special liveries to celebrate momentous occasions or highlight important causes. According to Edmond Hout, who has worked with ...

What does the U.S. Department of Education really do? Here's what to know. The department provides a small fraction of schools' overall funding. The most important federal funding streams go into ...

Deep within the folds of the Western brain resides a yearning for a savior: a master engineer who imposes reason and efficiency on the messiness of modern life, who can deploy his acumen to usher ...

Gold described the pilot and co-pilot as being "very seasoned," saying that "they know the job, and they do it many times ... just days after a deadly midair aircraft collision near Washington ...

“When an incident like this happens, it’s shocking and surprising,” Gold said. “All of the aircraft are maintained, not a penny is spared because we know our mission is so critical.

The helicopter pilot appeared to respond to confirm they were aware of the plane, but moments later the two aircraft hit each ... The helicopter does appear to have been flying above the limit ...

There are about 260 of the aircraft in service ... air traffic controllers asked American Airlines Flight 5342 if it could do so on a shorter runway, and the pilots agreed. Controllers cleared ...