Aeroperú 603 and Helios 522 demonstrate how a single unnoticed mistake can cascade into a tragedy that crews cannot escape.

ANCON, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian plane slammed into the frigid Pacific Ocean on Wednesday after its navigation system failed, leaving the pilot lost amid the dense early-morning mist. All 70 passengers ...

An Air India 777 descending through darkness towards New York loses critical instruments during a cascade of electrical failures, while Aeroperu 603 plunges into the Pacific after its altitude and ...

After an enviable safety record stretching over more than a decade since its introduction, the Boeing 757 has been involved in three fatal accidents in less than a year, raising questions about the ...

Two fatal crashes of passenger aircraft show that it is dangerous for pilots to have conflicting information and warnings in the cockpit. The recovered black boxes from two computerized commercial ...

Faults similar to those on an Air France Airbus that crashed into the sea on 1 June were major factors in two little-noticed fatal losses of passenger jets more than a decade ago. Blocked sensors, ...