UNITED PASSENGER RESTRAINED KUSA WASHINGTON - A Denver-bound flight returned to Dulles International Airport Monday evening after a passenger caused a disturbance, authorities said. "We had a passenger becoming violent. No weapons involved. He's restrained by other passengers now, though," the pilot is heard telling air ...

  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Three categories of civil drone should be created to regulate unmanned aerial vehicles now used in everything from filming to farming and parcel deliveries, Europe's aviation safety body has proposed. The proposals would allow the new industry to grow whilst at the same time protecting people and goods, the Euro...

Ever careful with its stewardship of the cash-generating 777 program, Boeing is planning a series of upgrades to ensure the aircraft remains competitive in the long-range market well after the 777X derivative enters service.     The plan, initially revealed in January, will be laid out in detail by Boeing for the first time on March 9 at the I...

  (CNN)We're taking to the skies in ever-increasing numbers, and increased demand for commercial flights -- which is pushing down prices -- is creating a stranglehold that may ultimately lead to unsafe skies for all of us. As a former pilot and current industry consultant, I have learned that nothing is ever the same on any day in av...

    The global jet accident rate in 2014 was the lowest in history and the equivalent of one accident for every 4.4 million flights, new Iata figures reveal.     This compared to an average of one accident every 2.4 million flights the previous year and was an improvement over the five-year rate from 2009.   &nbs...

    The recent flight testing of the new, environmentally friendly Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 has definitely been a glorious moment for both aviation technicians and eco-activists. Unfortunately, according to the newest Oliver Wyman MRO survey, currently only 20% of companies consider investing in new technology as a way to adapt to...

      Pictured is a shroud, which will be a part in CFM International’s LEAP jet engine. Eighteen shrouds go in the high-pressure turbine, the hottest part of the engine, and they are made from ceramic matrix composite materials. CFM International is a joint venture of GE Aviation.   EVENDALE - GE Aviation is at ...

  The U.S. and five Pacific countries, including Malaysia, agreed to participate in demonstration flights to pave the way for universal tracking of jetliners-a move prompted by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 nearly a year ago, according to people familiar with the planning.   The technology trials are scheduled for...

AOPA offers new insurance for pilots AOPA has crafted a new insurance policy that takes the risk of losing your medical certificate out of a flying career.   AOPA Insurance Services is preparing to bring to market an innovative new kind of policy that takes the risk out of maintaining a full-time flying career. Pilot Loss of Medica...

  Two F-16s collided on a training mission last October when an F-16 student pilot failed to keep eyes on his instructor during a mock dog fight, according to an Air Force Investigation Board report released Friday. Both pilots, assigned to the Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing at Tulsa, Oklahoma, survived the crash near Moline, ...