February 12, 2009, marked an important date in aviation history. The crash, which killed 49 people, involved a Bombardier DHC ...

Coverage of the recent mid-air collision brought up painful memories for John and Marilyn Kausner, whose daughter Elly was among those killed in the last major U.S. air disaster.

Flight 3407 was operated by now-defunct Colgan Air. Similarly, American Airlines flight 5342 was operated by a regional airline. Changes included passing the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation ...

Rebecca Lynne Shaw was the 24-year-old co-pilot on the Continental Connection Flight that came crashing down near Buffalo, N.Y. in 2009.

Wednesday's crash involving an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter marked the first commercial crash on U.S.

Aviation experts have warned for years about near collisions at airports around the US, citing air traffic control shortages ...

Prior to the Washington, D.C., midair collision, the last commercial plane crash in the United States with no survivors was Colgan Air Flight 3407 in 2009.Colgan Air Flight 3407 was scheduled to ...

when Colgan Air Flight 3407 fell out of the sky and crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York. It was the 14th fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in 15 years, but the 2009 disaster would become a ...