Airlines

An Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed Thursday in Ahmedabad, India. While the city’s police commissioner said none of the people aboard survived the crash, there were reports in the local Indian media that one man was able to escape the airliner alive.

A United Airlines flight from Beijing to San Francisco aborted its takeoff Monday due to an engine issue, the airline said.

Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires in a new policy that other airlines may adopt.

Airlines are trimming their domestic schedules as leisure traveler demand comes in lighter than expected.

Police were called to a Southwest flight in Chicago after reports a passenger took off her clothes and defecated on her seat, a source told NBC.

The flight, which had 200 passengers onboard, was canceled and evacuated following the incident on Monday.

 A Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated on Thursday after an engine fire forced it to return to a Houston airport.

A small engine fire forced the plane to circle back shortly after takeoff.

The U.S. has a severe shortage of air traffic controllers. There are currently 10,800 certified controllers but the country needs to have more than 14,000.

British Airways said it expects around 85% of its Saturday Heathrow schedule to run as planned, but warned customers to expect delays.

Officials say a Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane.

A preliminary report into why a Delta Air Lines jet burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto has been released.

Twelve people were hospitalized with minor injuries Thursday evening after an American Airlines plane caught fire after making an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

Here’s what you need to know about why flying through unstable air can create safety hazards that affect airline passengers and crews.

Southwest is getting rid of its policy for free checked bags, ending a more than 50-year perk.

A JetBlue pilot wanted by police for an outstanding warrant has died after shooting himself in the MBTA Wonderland garage.

There has been a 55% increase in cases of moderate, severe or extreme turbulence, compared to 45 years ago.

A JetBlue pilot who was arrested at Boston’s Logan International Airport in February shot and killed himself Friday morning.

Signs of weakening consumer spending have emerged ahead of the peak spring and summer travel season.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a near miss between a Southwest Airlines plane and a jet on a runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport was caught on camera.