DONALD TRUMP TAKES CREDIT FOR 2017'S RECORD AIR SAFETY

President Donald Trump is taking credit for the safety of the US aviation system... READ MORE›

DRONE TRACKING PLAN MOVES U.S. DELIVERY BY AIR CLOSER TO REALITY

Read more Rogue Drones Prompt Police to Push Tracking That Hobbyists Hate The report recommends protecting the privacy of drone operators... READ MORE›

CLEAR SKIES AHEAD FOR CHINA'S C919

As test flights continue, China Eastern Airlines has sent personnel to evaluate the cockpit and maintenance features of the aircraft... READ MORE›

LUFTHANSA TO GAIN MORE SLOTS DESPITE OFFER TO GIVE UP MOST NIKI SLOTS

Lufthansa would also gain Air Berlin's numerous popular holiday destinations if the deal was approved, the person said... READ MORE›

LUFTHANSA OFFERS EU CONCESSIONS OVER AIR BERLIN ASSET BUY

But the deal has come under fire from airlines and consumer groups who fear it will give Lufthansa dominance of German domestic routes and in Austria... READ MORE›

LUFTHANSA SAYS HAS RESOURCES FOR MORE EUROPEAN DEALS

FRANKFURT Reuters - Germany's Lufthansa LHAG.DE has financial firepower to take part in future consolidation of Europe's airlines, its chief executive told Boersen-Zeitung in an... READ MORE›

U.S. OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING RUNWAY MIX-UP INVOLVING ANOTHER AIR CANADA PLANE

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says Air Canada flight 781 was inbound to San Francisco International Airport on Sunday night and was initially cleared for landing... READ MORE›

LAPTOPS IN CHECKED BAGS POSE EXPLOSION RISK THAT CAN OVERWHELM AIRLINER FIRE SUPPRESSORS

Lobbyists for lithium battery makers and companies that use the batteries in their products have previously urged the change... READ MORE›

LUFTHANSA SET TO BUY PARTS OF AIR BERLIN

Lufthansa set to buy parts of Air Berlin - source... READ MORE›

THE 'INCREDIBLE SHRINKING AIRLINE SEAT' GETS A U.S. COURT REBUKE

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Friday ordered aviation regulators to consider setting minimum standards for the space airlines give passengers... READ MORE›

AIR CANADA PLANE 'MISSED AIRCRAFT BY 30M' AT SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT

Earlier, an audio recording was released of what was said to be communication between air traffic controllers and pilots at San Francisco's airport on 7 July... READ MORE›

AIR CANADA FLIGHT NEARLY LANDS ON CROWDED SAN FRANCISCO TAXIWAY

The US Federal Aviation Administration FAA is investigating an apparent near-miss involving an Air Canada flight at San Francisco's airport... READ MORE›

GERMANWINGS AIRBUS A320 CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPS WITH 150 PEOPLE ON BOARD

Germanwings Airbus A320 crashes in French Alps with 150 people on board latest... READ MORE›

DID GERMANWINGS PILOT DELIBERATELY LOCK HIS CO-PILOT OUT OF COCKPIT?

Breaking news germanwings co-pilot andreas lubitz deliberately crashed flight 4u9525 into mountain to destroy the plane after locking his captain out of cockpit reveals french prosecutor... READ MORE›

TRUMP COULD PRIVATIZE NATION'S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the union that represents controllers, came out in favor of Shuster's legislation earlier this year... READ MORE›

GERMANWINGS AIRBUS CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPS, 150 FEARED DEAD

DARK DAY Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr, who planned to go to the crash site, spoke of a dark day for the airline... READ MORE›

FEDERAL REGULATORS TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF RECREATIONAL DRONES

Foxx said the registration rules will also apply to people who have already bought drones in recent years, not just new owners... READ MORE›

NEW IMAGES SHOW AIR CANADA JET WAS CLOSER THAN BELIEVED TO NEAR DISASTER IN SAN FRANCISCO

National Transportation Safety Board Air Canada Flight 759 had begun to climb as air traffic control in San Francisco told it to 'go around.'... READ MORE›

However, a budget long-haul affiliate, Indonesia AirAsia X, is among the airlines listed... READ MORE›

GERMANWINGS PLANE CRASH: PILOT 'LOCKED OUT OF COCKPIT'

Germanwings plane crash pilot locked out of cockpit... READ MORE›

WHO TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IN 2015

Insurance companies charge Indonesian airlines nearly double the global average for premiums per passenger because of their poor safety history... READ MORE›

HOT AIR BALLOON CARRYING 16 CRASHES, LIKELY NO SURVIVORS

A hot air balloon carrying 16 caught fire and crashed in central Texas and there doesn't appear to be any survivors... READ MORE›

FAA RECORDS DETAIL HUNDREDS OF CLOSE CALLS BETWEEN AIRPLANES AND DRONES

Rogue drones are posing a particular threat to small aircraft that often fly at lower altitudes than major air carriers... READ MORE›

INDONESIA'S PLANE CRASHES: PILOTS WERE HIGH, SAYS NARCOTICS BOSS

Lion Air, the National Transport Safety Committee and the Ministry of Transport declined to comment... READ MORE›

WHO TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IN 2015

Insurance companies charge Indonesian airlines nearly double the global average for premiums per passenger because of their poor safety history... READ MORE›

PILOTS CLAIMED THEY WERE SHORT OF FUEL TO BAG PRIORITY LANDING SLOTS

IndiGo, operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., declined to comment while Air India didn't immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment... READ MORE›

BID TO RAISE AIRASIA FUSELAGE BEGINS

Straits times airasia flight qz8501 indonesia search team fails to float plane fuselage 2 hrs ago... READ MORE›

FEW PRECEDENTS SEENAS INQUIRY POINTS TOINTENTIONAL CRASH

Aircraft-assisted pilot suicides, as the Federal Aviation Administration calls them, are rare... READ MORE›

16 TEENAGERS TWO OPERA SINGERS TWO BABIES AND A FATHER THE VICTIMS OF THE GERMANWINGS FLIGHT

'Air crash investigators will need to examine the black boxes, the flight data recorder and the voice recorder to determine exactly what happened,' he said... READ MORE›

DEBRIS SUGGESTS RUSSIAN PLANE DISINTEGRATED IN AIR

But unraveling exactly what led to the disaster could take weeks, aviation safety experts said... READ MORE›

INVESTIGATORS PROBING PLANE THAT GOT TOO CLOSE TO AIR FORCE ONE, SOURCES SAY

The two aircraft got to about 2 nautical miles from each other over Florida on Feb. 3... READ MORE›

INDONESIAN PLANE CARRYING 54 PEOPLE CRASHES IN OKTABE, PAPUA

An Indonesian domestic passenger aircraft carrying 54 people has crashed in the Oktabe area of Papua, dealing another blow to the country's poor air safety record... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN WARPLANES RISKING SAFETY OF EUROPEAN AIRLINERS, SAYS NATO CHIEF

But it's not in accordance with good norms to do it without communicating with civilian air traffic control... READ MORE›

AMERICAN AIRLINES PILOT DIES DURING FLIGHT FROM PHOENIX TO BOSTON

Airline pilots must pass physical exams every 12 months - or every six months for captains 40 or older... READ MORE›

FACEBOOK FRIEND REQUEST NEARLY COST THIS WOMAN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

Insurance companies charge Indonesian airlines nearly double the global average for premiums per passenger because of their poor safety history... READ MORE›

SEVERAL GERMANWINGS FLIGHTS CANCELLED AFTER CREW REFUSED TO FLY

Further disruption is expected today after Germanwings flights from Dusseldorf to several destinations were cancelled... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S PLAN FOR AIR TRAVEL ALLOWS AIRLINES AND WALL STREET TO TAKE OVER THE SKIES

Donald Trump wants to give the nation's air traffic control system to a private corporation -- which could quickly come under control of the airline industry... READ MORE›

EYEING AIR BERLIN, LUFTHANSA BOARD BACKS EXTRA INVESTMENT FOR EUROWINGS

Lufthansa boss Carsten Spohr said last week that even if Lufthansa were unsuccessful with the Air Berlin bid, it would still expand Eurowings on its own... READ MORE›

AIRLINES LARGELY RELY ON PILOTS 'SELF-MONITORING' MENTAL HEALTH

Airlines largely rely on pilots self-monitoring mental health... READ MORE›