When experiencing a critical malfunction shortly after takeoff, an aircraft can send out a distress signal to air traffic control, universally recognized by the call "mayday." This signal warns of a ...

A 16-year-old traveling from the Hamptons with her grandmother was filming as the seaplane they were travelling in slammed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chilling cockpit audio captured a United Airlines pilot declaring "Mayday" after an engine failed just minutes into a ...

Wild video shows a small plane making an emergency landing on a crowded California highway during rush hour — miraculously avoiding hitting any cars. The single-engine Cessna T206 touched down in the ...

Air India has confirmed that Flight AI171, operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident shortly ...