Over forty years ago, traveling by helicopter over New York City was certainly not unusual and, indeed, the luxurious and ...

Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...

On May 16th, 1977, at 17:35, an inbound helicopter from John F. Kennedy International Airport landed at the Pan Am helipad. The ramp went down as usual and passengers exited the aircraft. However, it ...

"The two principal safeguards against collisions are air traffic controllers and pilots. This article will discuss the legal ...

Midair collisions throughout aviation history have brought some of the worst tragedies in the sky. But they've also left important lessons.

In the case of Pan Am and the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde SST, the hooning took place at nearly three times the speed of sound. And yet, it was seemingly all for nothing in the end. This is the ...

Cars and trucks have difficulty driving in icy conditions, so how difficult is it to land much a heavier and faster airplane ...

The second officer, navigator on the Constellation, although the youngest and relatively new with the company, was a ...

He reports a conversation he had with an airline captain “as I was jumpseating back home” at Frankfurt and a Pan Am aircraft was in front. “The only time you get good service on Pan Am was ...

Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the ...

Democratic California Rep. Norma Torres is doubling down on holding President Donald Trump responsible for contributing to ...