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An airplane part fell from the sky Friday in Maine, and authorities are investigating how it happened.

An airplane part fell out of the sky and crashed to the ground just outside of the Maine State Capitol building last week, narrowly missing a police officer, officials said Monday.

Two people and a dog were rescued by good Samaritans after their plane crashed into the Quinnipiac River in New Haven, officials said. City officials said two occupants and a dog were on board. They’re all out of the plane and were brought ashore to a local boatyard. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the plane originated from Florida...

SpaceX cleared a key hurdle Monday for its plan to launch a gigantic, futuristic rocketship into orbit from Texas.

A small private airplane mistakenly entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden’s Delaware vacation home Saturday, prompting the brief evacuation of the president and first lady, the White House and the Secret Service said.

A passenger with no flying experience managed to land a small plane at an airport in West Palm Beach after the pilot suffered a medical emergency during the flight.

Two stunt pilots were unsuccessful in completing the first mid-air plane swap after one of the aircrafts spiraled out of control and crashed. The Red Bull-sponsored event in the Arizona desert is now under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday apologized for its failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at Nationals Park that led to an urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol. “The FAA’s initial review of the circumstances surrounding Wednesday night’s parachute demonstration by the U.S. Army Golden Knights at Nationals Park showed that we did not provide advance notification of this...

The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a communications breakdown that led police to think an aircraft carrying military parachutists for a baseball stadium stunt was “a probable threat.”

The incident suggested a stunning communications failure between the military, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Capitol Police.

Videos posted to social media show the moment the mask mandate for flights was lifted.

Federal safety officials aren’t ready to give back authority for approving new planes to Boeing when it comes to the large 787 jet, which Boeing calls the Dreamliner

Concern about new high-speed wireless service interfering with airplanes appears to be easing

Major international airlines have canceled flights heading to the U.S. or changed the planes they’re using

After aviation officials warned of potential “catastrophic disruption” from the rollout of 5G, service providers have agreed to a temporary halt.

AT&T and Verizon say they will delay new 5G wireless service for two weeks, putting off a planned start this Wednesday. The company says it’s delaying the launch after a request from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and concern about possible interference with systems on board planes. AT&T and Verizon had planned to launch the new 5G service on Wednesday...

The pilot has tentatively been identified as 23-year-old Emanuel Vomvolakis, of Michigan.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will no longer give out commercial astronaut wings starting next year because too many people are launching into space.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing U.S. attorneys across the nation to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights

The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday released its preliminary report for the Oct. 31 plane crash off Cape Cod which resulted in the death of the pilot. The single engine Piper 28 was flying from Pennsylvania to Chatham, Massachusetts, when it was reported missing off Nauset Beach in Orleans. Its debris was found four days later on Nov. 3,…