Is flying still safe? It feels like we’re seeing more flight safety incidents in the news in recent months. What’s going on? In January, the deadliest US airline crash in nearly 20 years killed 67 ...

United Airlines made national headlines after a string of incidents—including an engine fire and a panel going missing midair—were reported on its flights to and from the U.S. since the beginning of ...

“Everything was going fine until we just heard like a loud bang! Or like a boom. And I look up, and the air masks are, like, out, popped down.” “And I looked to my left, and there’s just this huge ...

Scott Kirby writes that United has experienced “a number of incidents that are reminders of the importance of safety.” Most recently, a Boeing 737-800 carrying 139 passengers from San Francisco to ...

A new survey, 2024 Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey, from the American Ladder Institute, found that from 2020 to 2024 there was 21% decrease in ladder related accidents that resulted in ...

Editor’s Note: In light of the recent swatting incidents at multiple institutions of higher education that have happened this past week, we are highlighting this article from two years ago, which ...

After a few tragic, high-profile aviation safety incidents this year, travelers are understandably concerned about the safety of flying. It feels like every day, there’s another story of a plane crash ...

Aviation accidents and fatalities significantly declined between 2019 and 2020, with the Joseph T. Nall report indicating a 10% drop in accidents and a 13% decrease in fatalities. Overall accident ...

Despite a recent increase in air accidents, experts say commercial air travel in the U.S. remains very safe. It's important to distinguish between commercial flights and private or general aviation ...