It isn't an easy feat designing a safe commercial airliner that can weigh almost 153,000 pounds to land on a runway without damaging itself. Planes are also allowed to be heavier at takeoff than their ...

The widebody, with more than 280 passengers onboard, nearly used the entire runway upon touching down.

A United Airlines plane heading to Germany had to return to Washington, DC, shortly after takeoff. An air traffic control recording shows the pilots declaring an emergency as an engine failed. The ...

After an engine lost thrust after takeoff, Delta pilots dumped fuel to prepare for an emergency landing at LAX. Photo Credit: Delta Delta has agreed to pay $78.75 million to settle a class action ...

A brand new United Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing about 45 minutes after takeoff on Friday morning. United Airlines flight UA2 departed Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) just ...