Despite advances in materials, sensors, and safety systems, modern aircraft can still be destroyed by a surprising threat: their own fuel tanks. Investigations into disasters such as Pan Am 214 and ...

More than 80 aircraft surge into departure mode, launching one after another with barely 20 seconds between takeoffs. Engines stay at full throttle almost continuously, creating a nonstop wall of ...

The US-registered Gulfstream G200 had turned back to La Romana International Airport after reporting severe mechanical problems, but crashed and caught fire during its emergency landing attempt, killi ...