Flying should feel exhilarating, not terrifying, yet every passenger carries a hidden question: how safe is the sky above? While airports have layers of security and pilots follow strict protocols, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FanPro/Getty It's been a difficult couple of months for US aviation safety. With memories of recent incidents still fresh, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flying is routine and safe. Hard lessons were learned to make it that way. Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images Approximately 185 ...

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher covers travel for Forbes. Aviation safety experts say passengers can minimize the risk when flying this summer by being strategic when selecting airports, seats, planes and ...

For Lisa Anderson, a senior aviation safety leader at the UN, aviation was a feeling before it became her career. She shares ...

K. Scott Griffith, a long-time veteran of the aviation industry, has moved from one safety-centric, high-stakes position to ...

A new bill aims to prevent future accidents like the one that killed 67 people over the Potomac River. The ROTOR Act would require all aircraft, including military ones on non-combat missions, to use ...

While common, experts say allowing children under two to fly in laps is not the safest option. The FAA recommends that all passengers, including babies, fly in their own seat, with a car seat if ...

(CNN) — This week’s close call at Chicago Midway Airport between a Southwest aircraft and a private jet is the latest in a string of incidents that have many air travelers on edge. Recent close calls ...

Approximately 185,000 people have died in civilian aviation accidents since the advent of powered flight over a century ago. However, over the past five years among the U.S. airlines, the risk of ...