One way to celebrate National Aviation Day, which takes flight on Saturday, Aug. 19? Be on a plane, is the short and succinct answer. But if you don't have a long-distance trip to take, and you won't ...

An air traffic controllers union official says a US Airways pilot reported a ``double bird strike'' less than a minute after takeoff and was headed for an emergency landing when he ditched into the ...

For anxious passengers pondering over all the things that could possibly go wrong with a plane during flight, bird strikes rarely register as a significant aviation hazard. However, the feathery ...

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — Airplanes chew up birds all the time but sometimes the birds win. That may be what happened Thursday in New York when a US Airways Airbus 320 made a crash landing in water ...

Despite high-profile incidents, commercial aviation remains incredibly safe. Bird strikes, while increasing, rarely result in significant flight disruptions. Weather is a constant factor in aviation, ...

Cyprus-based maintenance provider Bird Aviation has opened its second MRO hangar in Larnaca with plans for a third facility next year as a response to growing in-region aftermarket demand. The new ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. (Crain's) - On Monday mornings, Dan Cretsinger fires up ...