Modern aircraft, strict regulations, and advanced technology keep flying safer than ever, despite headlines that create ...

Mike Swanson, Marko Waltenspiel and Dani Roman perform during the Red Bull Ultimate Aerial Obstacle Course in Barcelona, ...

University of Toronto researchers have designed a new composite material that is both very light and extremely strong—even at ...

When lightning strikes a plane in the skies, it is easy to imagine danger for the safety of an aircraft, and frequent travellers may wonder how often planes get struck by lightning. Yet, in modern ...

Even if you can ignore the sounds of crying babies and booming pilot announcements, airplanes can be loud. That’s usually due to another constant noise that you may not notice when settling into a ...

After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they’d proven they could handle Mother Nature’s best punch. Then came this month’s horrific flash floods, when unfathomable amounts of rain ...

Severe weather is possible Tuesday and Wednesday, along with the extreme heat warning in western Pennsylvania. As promised, the heat arrived yesterday and was every bit as bad as expected. Thankfully, ...

Way before seatbelts made their way into cars, they were already a safety feature in some aircraft. The first car to use seatbelts is still debatable since, although Volvo appears to be the first ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ attitudes toward and experiences with extreme weather. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,085 U.S. adults from April 28 to May 4, 2025.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Some people like to fly kites on Memorial Day, but others prefer their flying machines in a different form. This is their day. It’s National Paper Airplane Day! People have been ...

A commercial airliner can weigh anywhere from 100,000 pounds to over a million pounds. It is astonishing how such gargantuan weight can not only take off from the ground, but also routinely fly long ...