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›

PROSPECTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PRIVATIZATION APPEAR SLIM

WASHINGTON AP -- President Donald Trump has made airlines' longtime goal of privatizing air traffic control a key part of his agenda to boost America's infrastructure... READ MORE›

RYANAIR CANCELS UP TO 50 FLIGHTS DAILY AFTER PILOT HOLIDAYS BLUNDER

A spokesman said this figure was unacceptable and the company has apologised to affected customers, who it said will be offered alternative flights or refunds... READ MORE›

RYANAIR CANCELS UP TO 50 FLIGHTS DAILY AFTER PILOT HOLIDAYS BLUNDER

A spokesman said this figure was unacceptable and the company has apologised to affected customers, who it said will be offered alternative flights or refunds... READ MORE›

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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›

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›

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›

HOW AIR TRANSAT MISLED PASSENGERS AND AVIATION OFFICIALS

Transport Canada said all flight plans must be filed with Nav Canada for air traffic control and management... READ MORE›

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

BRITAIN'S SKIES RUN OUT OF ROOM FOR PLANES. TGIF

The National Air Traffic Control Service expected Friday to be the busiest day of the year with a record 8,800 flights criss-crossing British airspace... READ MORE›

2 CANADIANS AMONG THOSE ON EGYPTAIR FLIGHT THAT CRASHED IN MEDITERRANEAN

Woman from Saskatoon among those on doomed EgyptAir flight, friend says... READ MORE›

CHAPECOENSE PLANE CRASHED WHEN OTHER AIRCRAFT IN EMERGENCY WAS ALLOWED TO LAND FIRST

The Avianca co-pilot said the air traffic controller's voice broke and the crew of the Avianca plane began to cry... 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›

TURKISH AIRLINES PLANE CRASH-LANDS AFTER OVERSHOOTING RUNWAY

The aircraft was put on a long hold and had also aborted earlier approach for landing for a go-around... 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›

MH370: SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW 'PROBABLY MAN-MADE' OBJECTS FLOATING IN SEA

Australia has released satellite images it says show 12 probably man-made objects floating in the sea near the suspected crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370... 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›

MISSING AIRASIA FLIGHT: BROTHER OF UK PASSENGER 'PREPARED FOR WORST' LIVE UPDATES

According to AirAsia, there were 155 Indonesians, three South Koreans, one French national, one Malaysian, one Singaporean and one British passenger on board the plane... 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›

INDONESIAN PLANE 'FOUND CRASHED IN PAPUA BY RESIDENTS', SAY OFFICIALS

Video Indonesian plane 'found crashed in Papua by residents', say officials... READ MORE›

PLANE 'MADE SHARP TURNS BEFORE PLUNGE'

An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo made two sharp turns before plunging into the Mediterranean Sea, Greece's defence minister says... 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›

ONE YEAR LATER: WHAT WE DO, DON'T KNOW ABOUT MH370

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished last year on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board... READ MORE›

'YOUR PLANE WILL NEVER GET LOST'

Missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 Airline magazine bragged that its planes would 'never get lost'... READ MORE›

ADDRESSING THE THREAT TO SCHEDULED AIR TRAFFIC

Air traffic regulators need to work fast to meet the demand from drones... READ MORE›

AEROFLOT FLIGHT TO MOSCOW LANDS IN ZURICH AFTER RETURNING DUE TO REPORTED ENGINE ISSUES

Aeroflot flight SU2391 had to return to Kloten International Airport in Zurich, its spokesman Maurus Stocker said, as quoted by Swiss 20 Minuten newspaper... 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›

HOW THE FLIGHT CRASHED MOMENT BY MOMENT

Earlier in the day, the Greek authorities said that searchers found pieces of the wreckage of the plane in Egyptian territorial waters... READ MORE›

AIRASIA CRASH PROBE FOCUSES ON TIMING OF REQUEST TO CLIMB, WEATHER

He said evidence such as radar data, weather reports, and the communication between the pilots and air traffic control has been gathered and is being studied... READ MORE›