When experiencing a critical malfunction shortly after takeoff, an aircraft can send out a distress signal to air traffic control, universally recognized by the call "mayday." This signal warns of a ...

A preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration found that there was a "softball-sized hole" above one of the engines on the Atlas Air flight that made an emergency landing at Miami ...

Chilling cockpit audio captured a United Airlines pilot declaring “Mayday” after an engine failed just minutes into a trans-Atlantic flight from Washington, D.C., to Munich. The heavily fueled plane ...

A search continued Monday for a small plane carrying six people who are presumed dead after the aircraft plunged into the ocean off Sunset Cliffs on Sunday shortly after the pilot reported that he was ...

A horrific aviation disaster is unfolding in India after a London-bound plane exploded into a giant fireball shortly after takeoff. The Boeing 787-8 had 244 people – including 53 Brits – on board as ...