Aviation

9 dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash

A sightseeing plane crashes in southeast Alaska Thursday killing all nine people onboard, US police have said.
26 June 2015

Boeing 787 Dreamliner wows with near-vertical takeoff

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner holds 280 passengers, has a nearly 200-foot (about 60-meter) wingspan and is over 200 feet in length and is capable of acrobats.
13 June 2015

Alaska Airlines plane 'flew with worker trapped in cargo hold'

An Alaska Airlines plane declares emergency and makes priority landing at Seattle after taking off with a worker trapped in the cargo hold.
14 April 2015

Air Canada plane 'exits' runway

An Air Canada aeroplane, Flight AC624 from Toronto, exits the runway while landing at Halifax airport.
29 March 2015

Briton’s father in plea to airlines

The father of a British man,Paul Bramley, killed in the Alps air crash urges airlines to look after their pilots "properly".
29 March 2015

148 feared dead as Germanwings airliner crashes in French Alps

Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashes in a remote area of the French Alps. All 148 passengers and crew members are feared dead.
24 March 2015

Solar Impulse plane begins epic global flight

A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane is under way from Abu Dhabi
9 March 2015