A series of aviation incidents has drawn national attention, with crashes involving a small business jet, a skydiving plane and two military jets.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Serious U.S. military aviation mishaps rose significantly between 2020 and 2024, killing 90 people and costing billions in damage, according to new Pentagon data provided to Democratic ...

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 ...

An Air India passenger plane bound for London and carrying more than 240 people crashed into a medical college after takeoff ...

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 ...

Preliminary NTSB report explores role of military signal jamming in recent accident and need for pilots to maintain robust ...