Whenever you witness an airplane take off or land, it might seem like a straightforward ... extra "boost." Of course, landing ...

It works similarly for a landing gone wrong. So, what is it about touching down that makes it so much more dangerous than taking off? Oversimplified, it's easier to make a plane fly than it is to ...

A passenger apparently on board told a friend who posted to Instagram that the plane "had to slam on the emergency brakes" while attempting take-off. They also said that "apparently landing gear ...

Hyderabad-based advanced air mobility startup BluJ Aero conducted a flight demonstration of its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft prototype. Powered by batteries and not carrying any ...

She typically loves to hear the near-constant buzzing of planes taking off and landing at the nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. On Thursday, those sounds were replaced with sile ...

Though opening a window shade only takes a second, time is critical in an emergency landing — flight attendants are trained to evacuate a plane in under 90 seconds. Plus, during the chaos of an ...

A United flight from O’Hare to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport landed back in the Windy City just 40 minutes after taking off ... its landing gear struck a coyote during takeoff.” The plane ...