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Delta Offers $30,000 to Each Passenger in Toronto Crash Landing

Delta Air Lines Inc. is offering $30,000 to every passenger aboard a regional jet flight that came to rest upside down after crash landing at a Toronto airport earlier this week. The payments are “a good-faith gesture” that have “no …

A Run of Fatal Airline Crashes Upends Sterling Safety Record

A spate of deadly airline crashes has tarnished the industry’s sterling track record, fraying the nerves of travelers and prompting questions about how the world’s safest form of transportation can respond. The tragedies began on Christmas Day when an Azerbaijan …

Delta Plane Flips Upside Down in Toronto Landing, 15 Hurt

A Delta Air Lines Inc. regional jet flipped out of control after landing in windy, freezing conditions in Toronto, skidding along the runway and coming to rest upside down after losing its tail and one of its wings. Fifteen people …

New Rules Eyed for Battery Rechargers on Planes After Korean Jet Fire

Air travelers in South Korea may be asked to seal up the ports on their handheld battery rechargers or put them in a separate plastic bag after an in-cabin fire on an Air Busan Co. plane last month. South Korea’s …

American Airlines DC Aircraft Collision Leaves No Survivors

An American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Washington on Jan. 29 leaving no survivors, marking one of the deadliest US air disasters in decades. The aircraft crashed into the Potomac River close to Ronald …

Fire Destroys Air Busan Plane in South Korea, All 176 Evacuated

A fire broke out on a plane operated by Air Busan Co. at a local airport in South Korea late Tuesday, with everyone on board evacuated. Flight BX391, departing from Gimhae International Airport, was preparing to take off from Busan …

South Korea’s Preliminary Jeju Air Crash Report Focuses on Bird Strike

South Korea released a preliminary report into last month’s deadly Jeju Air Co. crash that offers more detail on the role of bird strikes in the disaster, while still leaving crucial questions unanswered. The report sheds additional light on the …

South Korea to Change Airport Design After Deadly Jeju Air Crash

South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co. flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident. …

South Korea’s Crashed Jet Reveals Bird Feathers in Both Engines

South Korean investigators found feathers in both engines of the Boeing Co. 737-800 jet involved in a crash late last month, pointing to possible evidence that the aircraft may have lost electrical power before an ill-fated emergency landing that killed …

Winter Storm Gripped on Parts of the South, With Snowy Roads, Flight Cancellations

ATLANTA (AP) — Flight cancellations piled up and officials warned of continuing dangerous roads Saturday in the wake of a winter storm that brought biting cold and wet snow to the U.S. South, leading to school closures and disrupting travel. …