A UPS Airlines (5X) cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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Nearly ten months after one of South Korea’s worst aviation tragedies, the families of those killed in the Jeju Air (7C) Flight 7C2216 disaster have filed lawsuits against Boeing.
A month after the catastrophic Air India (AI) crash near Ahmedabad (AMD), the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report detailing the early findings into the AI171 Boeing 787-8 disaster.
The preliminary report points to a catastrophic event where the aircraft’s fuel control switches were deliberately turned off, fatally disabling both engines shortly after takeoff.
As of April 2025, the NTSB has documented about 153 aircraft accidents within the US, with 23 of these incidents resulting in fatalities.
These 10 plane crashes serve as reminders of the delicate balance between human ingenuity and the forces of nature, technology, and human fallibility that govern flight.
A tragic helicopter crash near the Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand on Sunday, June 15, 2025, killed all seven individuals aboard, including a child.
The Aviation Safety Network (ASN) has released a comprehensive list of countries with the most fatal commercial aircraft accidents since 1945.
In July 2017, Air Canada (AC) Flight 759 narrowly escaped disaster at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) when its pilot nearly landed on a crowded taxiway instead of the runway.
An Air India (AI) Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route to London (LHR) crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) in Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12, 2025.