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WASHINGTON — U.S. aviation officials intend to impose broad new safety requirements to prevent aircraft crashes such as the one that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant.

Incomplete or insufficient medical kits, and the lackluster medical training of flight crews are raising questions

French aviation safety authorities this week joined U.S. investigators in a harsh critique of the final report by Ethiopian authorities into the March 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max.

Federal officials have named two dozen people to examine safety practices at Boeing, and one of them is a man whose sister died in the crash of a Boeing Max jetliner

U.S. airlines have response plans for passengers who run into health issues in flight, but planes carry limited and sometimes incomplete medical supplies that can put travelers at risk.

For decades, inspecting power lines for defects was a largely manual task — a chore for workers on the ground and crews in helicopters.

A pilot in Atlanta blamed the transportation secretary for planes getting grounded in Florida

A moratorium on regulating private spaceflight for the safety of participants is set to expire this year.

Flight delays were reported across the U.S. on Monday after “issues” at an air traffic control center in Miami.

Imagine you’re crammed into your middle seat — behind a crying baby, of course — and a wave of turbulence rocks the plane. Then another. Then that singular, ominous “ding” as the flight crew kindly urges — demands, really — that passengers return to their seat and buckle up. They’re…

Re-regulating the airline industry won’t help prevent massive service disruptions in the future.