A mammoth military plane on a routine test mission crashed shortly after takeoff Monday in Southern California, killing all eight crew members on board and leaving charred wreckage so mangled it was ...

By Steve Gorman and Phil Stewart LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed on takeoff on Monday at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California's Mojave ...

In 2025, the number of fatal accidents in global air travel rose slightly year-over-year, according to a new report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA’s annual safety report ...

WASHINGTON — The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of ...

A plane crash leaves travelers feeling shaken about flying. 2025 was a difficult year in aviation, with more than 1,000 accidents and crashes altogether. It was overwhelming for frequent flyers, both ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Goldstein is a journalist and playwright based in Los Angeles. An airplane takes off as a large portion of the damaged ...

Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders are nearly indestructible. The recorders are widely referred to as the "black box" and are crucial to aviation accident investigations. Future ...

The fatal airline accident level in 2025 was below the annual average for the last 10 years, but the number of individual fatalities was well above average. The principal reason for the relatively ...

The Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo has honoured the Sosoliso air accident victims, stating that the 2005 air crash was a hard nut to swallow.