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Hybrid electric planes are coming!

ZunumAero,aSeattle-basedstartupbackedbyBoeingandJetBlueAirways,announcedplansonThursdaytobringasmallhybrid-electriccommuteraircrafttomarketby2022.Thesmallairlin

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Congo military plane crashes in Kinshasa, no survivors: airport director

AmilitarycargoplanecrashedinCongo’scapitalKinshasaonSaturday,killingthecrew,thedirectorofthecity’smainairportsaid.Itwasunclearhowmanycrewmemberswereonboard.“The

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Family of four killed in U.S. private plane crash

AfamilyoffourwaskilledinaprivateplanecrashinmidwesternU.S.stateofColorado,authoritiessaidonSaturday.Twoadultsandtwochildrenonboardwerekilled,accordingtoapressre

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MH370: satellite images show 'probably man-made' objects floating in sea

Australiahasreleasedsatelliteimagesitsaysshow12“probablyman-made”objectsfloatingintheseanearthesuspectedcrashsiteofMalaysiaAirlinesflightMH370.Reportspreparedby

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Small plane crashes in western Japan

AsmallplanemighthavecrashedinamountainousareainJapan'swesternNaraprefectureonMonday,localmediareported.Whatwassuspectedtobetheremainsofasmallplanehasbeenseenonf

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Indonesia develops R-80 plane to cope with domestic air transport growth

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Aug.8(APD)—Indonesiahasdevelopedanationally-designedpassengerplaneinabidtocopewithdomesticairtransportrapidgrowth,reducingimportsonpa

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Portuguese small plane crew members guilty of negligent homicide

ThetwocrewmembersofasmallplanethatmadeanemergencylandingonabeachnearLisbononWednesdayandcausedthedeathsoftwopeopleareguiltyofapossiblenegligenthomicide,theAttor

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Lightning strikes plane, electrocutes airport worker

A21-year-oldairportworkerisrecoveringinhospitalafterbeingseverelyburntwhentheplanehewasworkingonatSouthwestFloridaInternationalAirportwasstruckbylightning.Theho

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Teen jumps out of plane emergency door at San Francisco

Ateenageboytravelingaloneopenedanemergencydoorafterhisplanelanded,sliddownthewingandjumpedontoatarmacatSanFranciscobeforeshockedpassengerscoulddoanythingtostoph

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Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators

InvestigatorshaveconcludedthataMyanmarmilitaryplanethatcrashedlastmonthwith122soldiers,familymembersandcrewonboardstalledandnosedivedintotheAndamanSeaduetobadwe

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Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators

Investigators have concluded that a Myanmar military plane that crashed last month with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board stalled and nosedived into the Andaman Sea due to bad weather, state media said on Wednesday.

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8 tips for surviving long flights

Long-haulflightshavenothingonme.Ispentmostofmy20slivinginSouthKorea,andeachofthoseyearsmeantatleastoneback-and-forthtriphometotheU.S.,ifnotmore.Thosetrans-Pacif

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Man fought to open hatch during China-bound flight from Seattle: FBI

ADeltaAirLinespassengerwaschargedonFridaywithinstigatingamid-airbrawlwithflightattendantsandotherpassengerswhofoughtdesperatelytorestrainhimashetriedopeningthee

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Plane with 5 people on board crashes in eastern Indonesia

AsmallplanecarryingfivepeoplewentdowninPapuaprovinceofeasternIndonesiaonWednesday,andrescueoperationhasbeenundertaken,spokesmanofnationalsearchandrescueofficeMa

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6 killed as small plane crashed in Midwest U.S state of Wisconsin

SixpeopleaboardasmallairplanewerekilledinacrashinMidwestU.SstateofWisconsinonSaturday,localmediaABC7reported.Localauthoritiessaidtheaccidenttookplaceat3:21a.m.n

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Light aircraft crash kills 3 in S. Australia

ThreepeoplewerekilledandanotherinjuredinSouthAustralia,afteralightplanecrashedoutsidetheregionalcityofMountGambieronWednesdaymorning.Theplane,identifiedbytheAus

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Chinese passenger chucks coins into plane's engine for luck

A superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane's engine for good luck, Chinese officials said.