Despite advanced technology and search techniques the rugged seafloor can hide objects much larger than a plane.

Claims of sustainability or low-carbon flying are being challenged in court.

Airlines are promising net-zero emissions by 2050. To get there, they’re experimenting with used cooking oil, ag waste and corn ethanol in their fuel tanks. But that alone won’t be enough.

Air Canada and United Airlines both have orders for hybrid electric 30-seaters. An aerospace engineer explains where electrification, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels are headed.

Reducing jet fuel consumption by 2.5% each year could halt aviation’s growing influence on climate change.

Harvard scientists say airports are employing a layered approach to make air travel safer for those who must fly.

When planes fly from east to west, they are flying against a river of air called a jet stream. These air currents can make your flight longer or shorter, depending on which way you are going.

A precedent set at the industry's outset has dominated efforts to reform aviation.

Icelandic authorities have recently raised the threat level of the Grímsvötn volcano.

As policymakers weigh financial aid for the airline industry, they have an opportunity to help make the US organ transplantation system more equitable at the same time.