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.

The agency in charge of air travel safety is facing criticism and demands for change after a yearslong streak of no major ...

The NTSB routinely examines human factors — including fatigue, stress, job dissatisfaction, and low morale — when determining ...

More than 80 commercial planes have crashed in the U.S. since 1970.

The last major U.S. commercial air crash occurred in February 2009 when a Continental Airlines flight out of Newark, New Jersey, operated by Colgan Air crashed into a house as it was approaching ...

For example, the 2009 Colgan Air crash highlighted pilot fatigue and training deficiencies. If evidence suggests morale played a role in the Flight 5342 crash, it should be analyzed just as other ...