(ABC News) The Airbus A330 has one of the most sophisticated automated piloting systems in the airline industry, but the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 has some experts saying that the pilots weren't adequately trained to handle the plane in an emergency situation, and that the plane's stall alarm system may have added to the crew's confusion and cont...

By Alan Levin Speeding down a snowy Wyoming runway after touchdown at more than 100 miles an hour, devices on the AMR Corp. (AAMRQ) (AAMRQ) American Airlines jetliner that use engine power to slow down malfunctioned. As the pilots struggled with that, they failed to notice an even more critical failure on the Boeing Co. (BA) (BA) 757: panels on the wings...

Beyond a vague familiarity with the world's major airlines, most travelers know little about the hundreds of carriers transporting passengers across the globe. Sunday's deadly air crash in Nigeria raises questions about the safety of international airlines. So how do passengers find safety information?   There are several things travelers should loo...

More than 150 people were feared dead Sunday after a Dana Airlines passenger jet crashed into crashed into a two-story building in the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, the country's aviation director said.   Harold Demuren, head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, told reporters the plane was heading from Lagos to Abuja in Nig...

NEW YORK (AP) - Critics of a garbage plant near LaGuardia Airport urged a federal appeals court on Wednesday to force the city to defend itself against claims the facility will increase the hazard of collisions between airplanes and birds it attracts.   A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments by lawyers for the F...

Passengers on a 10-hour flight from Taiwan to California were in for a surprise when they found there was a stowaway passenger in the plane  – a rare songbird. They discovered the surprising fare-dodger when the tawny songbird hopped down the aisle of the plane. Officials suspect the bird’s transcontinental flight was most likely a faile...

PARIS (AP) - French investigators say the final report into the causes of the crash of Air France flight 447 will soon be published, three years after the jet went down in the mid-Atlantic killing all 228 people aboard.   France's accident investigation agency, or BEA, said in a statement Wednesday that the final report will be released at a news co...

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Deborah Hersman announced John DeLisi as the new director of the Office of Aviation Safety (OAS). DeLisi will assume the position on June 2, 2012, following the retirement of Tom Haueter, the current director.   DeLisi has been serving as the deputy director of OAS since 2007. During his 20 years ...

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By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration will revisit a decision to exempt cargo airlines from new rules to prevent pilot fatigue, saying it made "errors" in cost calculations used to justify the exemption. In a motion filed late Thursday, Justice Department attorneys representing the agency asked the U.S. Court of App...