In 2025, the number of fatal accidents in global air travel rose slightly year-over-year, according to a new report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA’s annual safety report ...

With so many high-profile plane crashes in 2025 — in particular the Air India crash of June 12, which left 260 dead — many travelers are nervous about flying and doubtful about how safe flights really ...

Editor's note: Follow the latest updates on the Kentucky UPS plane crash in USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Nov. 6. A UPS cargo plane bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, crashed near Louisville, Kentucky's ...

An OA-1K Skyraider II — Air Force Special Operations Command’s new aircraft — crashed in a field in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon, the Oklahoma National Guard said in a statement. Two crew ...

An Air Force Thunderbirds pilot ejected safely from an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Wednesday during a training mission over controlled airspace in California. The pilot is in stable condition and ...

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Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite multiple investigations by officials and protests by the victims’ families. By Jin Yu Young and John Yoon Reporting ...