plane crashes
A Restaurant With a Plane Sticking Out of It Near a Fatal Crash Site... Not Great
The puzzling, ugly design would be fine—had an actual plane not crashed into an ice cream shop a block away, killing 22 people and injuring 28.
'Designed by Clowns': Damning Messages Show Boeing Employees Had Serious Issues with the 737 Max
And some of the messages appear to show employees discussing concealing problems from the FAA.
A Plane Crashed Into a House in Kazakhstan Seconds After Takeoff and Killed At Least 12 People
The impact left the plane’s fuselage split, with the cockpit embedded in the destroyed building.
The Consequences of Our Obsession With Reading About Plane Crashes and Other Tragedies
All this news coverage is taking its toll.
Cutting Through the Latest Conspiracy Bullshit Surrounding Flight MH370
After months of mystery, a piece of plane presumed to be part of the famous missing aircraft turned up floating in the ocean. Predictably, it's driving everyone a bit mad.
Remains of Victims of Germanwings Crash Return Home
It is hoped that seeing the coffins of loved ones will bring closure for the relatives of the victims of March's Germanwings plane crash in France, which prosecutors think was a deliberate act.
This Is What It's Like to Be in a Plane That Has to Make an Emergency Landing
The cabin is quiet as we make our descent. I'm not a religious person, but I silently pray. As we approach the ground, the only thing I hear is the flight attendant screaming, "BRACE, BRACE, BRACE, BRACE."
Germanwings Crash Pilot May Have Attempted a Trial Run During His Previous Flight
Flight 4U9525 crashed into the French Alps on March 24, with 150 on board. It later emerged that the plane was deliberately crashed by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, a 27-year-old German citizen.
It's Time For Robot Pilots
A simple change would allow computers or pilots on the ground to take control of airplanes in case of emergency.
Why Are We So Obsessed with Plane Crashes?
Plane crashes are terrifying. As humans, they play to some sort of visceral fear inside of us—we aren't supposed to fly, so the thought of something going wrong up there is particularly unsettling.
The Missing AirAsia Flight Looks Like the Latest in a Long String of Strange Southeast Asian Air Disasters
The disappearance of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 and its 155 passengers is the seventh incident involving Malaysia-based aircraft dating back to 1976.