Airplanes
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Clayton Osbon should be set free, judge rules
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Clayton Osbon was charged with interference with a flight crew for the March incident, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity in July.
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Dulles collision: Lufthansa Airbus, United Express commuter plane collide
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A Lufthansa Airbus A330 and a United Express commuter plane collided on a taxiway near the A gates at Dulles.
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Air France Flight 447 crash final report due Thursday
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The pilot of an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic in 2009 nosed it upward during a stall - instead of downward, as he should have - because of false data from sensors about the plane's position.
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Maryland laser pointer law passes House of Delegates
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Being convicted of shining a laser pointer at aircraft in Maryland could soon carry a penalty of up to three years in prison after the state's Laser Safety Act passed the House of Delegates.
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Lost Plane lands safely
CommentThe Stafford Fire Department confirms they are searching the area near the airport for a plane that Stafford Regional Airport lost contact with.
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Strange rodlike cloud appears in the sky over Poland (VIDEO)
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Commence debating whether this cloud is an airplane contrail or a deadly chemtrail dispersed by the Illuminati.
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Report states which airlines, airports have the worst wait times, luggage record
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Long security lines, flight delays, lost luggage. It's almost a necessary evil during the holiday travel season.
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Plane crash kills three, injures dozens at air show (VIDEO)
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An airplane has crashed near the grandstand at Reno, Nev., air race when its pilot apparently lost control. The pilot and at least two other people were killed.
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Worst turbulence ever strikes on Middle Eastern flight (VIDEO)
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Severe turbulence that hit this Middle Eastern airliner scraped skin off a passenger's face.
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Shannon Beebe dies in Fauquier County plane crash
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A decorated lieutenant colonel and an accomplished patent lawyer were killed in the single-engine plane crash in Warrenton.
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Plane evacuated at Philadelphia International Airport given all clear
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Police and Philadelphia International Airport officials say a plane that was the target of a threatening note has been cleared.
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Dulles-bound flight reports mechanical troubles
CommentA Dulles International Airport-bound flight from New York City reported having mechanical issues Monday but landed safely.
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Airplane contrails are warming the planet, says new study
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Jets engines play a small but noticeable role in climate change, an effect that's expected to amplify in coming decades, according to U.S. and European scientists.
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As gas prices rise, more to fly for holiday weekend
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Hitting the road for the 4th of July weekend? AAA says that soaring gas prices are encouraging more travelers to fly to their destinations rather than drive.
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44 killed in Russian passenger jet crash
CommentThe death toll of a plane crash in northwestern Russia rose to 44 Monday evening.
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Report: Instruments showed faulty readings before 2009 Air France crash
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Confronted with faulty instrument readings and alarms going off in the cockpit, the pilots of an Air France jetliner struggled to tame the aircraft, which finally plunged 38,000 feet into the Atlantic Ocean.
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