Plane

Critical timing: Why the first and last minutes of a flight are the most dangerous

Studies show that 80% of air accidents occur during the first and last 11 minutes of a flight, meaning pilots must maintain absolute focus during this critical window.

 An Iberojet airplane, to be operated by Arkia for the TechAir round-trip flights to and from Tel Aviv and New York.
A B-52 STRATOFORTRESS prepares for refueling during a close-air-support mission.

Delta jet aborts landing to avoid B-52 in North Dakota

 Empty plane seats.

Surviving a plane crash: What seat location gives you the best odds?

 Two Airbus A320s belonging to Syrian Air and Cham Wings Airlines are parked in the apron as Damascus International Airport is closed, in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024.

Syria's aviation comeback struggles amid regional turmoil - analysis


Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport

At the time of publication, it was unclear how many people were on the plane.

 A fireball erupts at London's Southend after a passanger plane crashed there on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Foreign airlines returning to Israel faster than expected

Next month there will be 56 more flights between Tel Aviv and New York due to United Airlines return and 41 new flights to various European destinations by Wizz Air.

 Wizz Air

Italy's Bergamo airport temporarily closed after runway death

Flight operations were suspended from 10:20 am till midday local time "due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway," the airport said.

 Aircrafts are seen at Milan Bergamo Airport, after flight operations were temporarily suspended when a person died on a runway during take-off preparations, in Orio al Serio, near Bergamo, Italy, July 8, 2025.

Purdue University launches expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's plane on remote Pacific island

Expedition sets to investigate mysterious 'Taraia Object' on Nikumaroro Island in search for Earhart's plane.

 Purdue University launches expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane on remote Pacific island.

FedEx restarts full express service to Israel after two-week airspace shutdown

FedEx has returned to normal import-export operations in Israel following the reopening of the country’s airspace, the company said on Wednesday.

 FedEx airplane.

Israel's state plane, Wing of Zion, departs for Athens amid fears of Iranian retaliation

Israel's version of Air Force One took off from Ben-Gurion Airport on Friday morning just before IDF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin announced that Iran launched over 100 attack drones.

 Israel Aerospace Industries workers’ union chairman Yair Katz is seen ceremonially removing the "experimental" sticker on the Wings of Zion, Israel's answer to Air Force One.

Three people found alive after plane comes down in Siberian forest, Russia says

A search and rescue plane had been sent to locate the aircraft that was performing forestry aerial reconnaissance, Rosaviatsia said.

Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-20M

Early exposer of Qatari influence, calls Trump taking plane gift ‘an insult to democracy’

Charles Small: It’s very problematic that Qatar is able to buy influence now in the White House, in the Senate, in Congress, in our most sacred institutions.

 The motorcade of US President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025.

'I don’t see any controversy': Qatar's PM defends plan to gift Trump $400 million plane

Al-Thani denied that the $400 million gift was to control or manipulate the US in anyway, claiming instead that they would provide what the US needs as allies.

 Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks in Doha, January 15, 2025

Stranded: Survivor shares ordeal after spending 36 hours in gator-infested swamp after plane crash

The five survivors, including a 6-year-old boy, spent 36 hours in the predator-infested swamp area before being rescued on Friday by some fishermen.

Five people survived an intensive ordeal after they were left stranded in an alligator and anaconda-infested swamp last week when their small plane lost altitude and was forced to land in the Bolivian jungle. 

Malta investigates neutrality breach after Israeli plane seen in airspace before flotilla attack

Malta opened an investigation into an Israeli plane recorded in airspace before a flotilla attack by a Gazan activist.

 Graffiti is seen on the hull of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as activists prepare to sail for Gaza. Malta August 16, 2024.