Engine Failure or Flight Control Malfunction Could Be Behind Fatal ‘Death Spiral’ Crash of Brazil Plane

Medicine & Technology Aug 09, 2024

What are the potential causes of the ‘death spiral’ descent of the Brazilian airplane? Here's what an aviation expert says.

What Is CAPS? Emergency Full-Airplane Parachute Saves a Family of 3 From Crash-Landing in California

Mar 15, 2024

A four-seat plane made a wilderness crash and the passengers survived with minor scratches. Continue reading to learn about this large emergency parachute dubbed Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS.)

Deadliest Seats on Airplane: Expert Discusses the Fatality Rates of Each Position in a Passenger Plane

Feb 08, 2023

An aviation expert reveals the safest seats in a passenger airplane and the deadliest ones that people should avoid. Read the article to learn more.

Andreas Lubitz Exhibited Evidence Of Depression Years Before Germanwings Crash

Apr 01, 2015

Lufthansa may have withheld information concerning Lubitz' bout with depression during his flight training.

Germanwings Co-Pilot Declared Unfit To Fly On Date Of Crash

Mar 30, 2015

Andreas Lubitz hid his sickness from Germanwings, and worked when he was unfit to fly. Details here!

Forget Bigfoot—Could Sonar Anomaly be Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane?

Oct 31, 2014

It’s been an urban legend almost 80 years in the making, that famous female aviator Amelia Earhart was marooned on an island in the South Pacific. And new evidence, including a fragment of her aircraft found and a sonar anomaly 600-feet underwater, may just hold the clues to unlock this decades old mystery.

Amelia Earhart’s Lost Plane May Have Been Found in the South Pacific

Oct 30, 2014

Amelia Earhart was the first female of her kind; in fact, she set records for it. As the first female aviator to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean alone, she made the headlines of the 1920’s. And now, almost a century later, she’s still making news as the mystery of her disappearance comes more into light. After decades of searching across the Pacific Ocean, nearest the equator, researchers revealed this week that they may have found a bit of Earhart’s wreckage from the plane she disappeared in.