In light of recent high-profile aviation incidents, experts reassure travelers that commercial air travel in the U.S. remains ...

A March 6 letter to Alaska Airlines pilots from the chair of their union safety committee downplays the risk from a flaw in ...

When Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, the ...

A union representing approximately 400 Federal Aviation Administration personnel fired on February 28 says 130 were essential ...

Layoffs at the Transportation Department touched several areas that focus on safety, including studying roadway deaths and helping prevent pipeline leaks.

Despite domestic travel taking a hit, international travel is still going strong. Airline officials believe that will be the ...

Airworthiness directives’ ranged from rotor issues to factors that could affect flight control, but NTSB reports suggest EC-135s are relatively safe.

Helicopters should not be allowed to travel over a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River following the deadly air ...

There's an "intolerable risk to aviation safety" with helicopters and planes flying too close to one another near DCA.

Chairman Jennifer Homendy said the NTSB is recommending that the Federal Aviation Administration permanently ban helicopter ...