Without them, the massive jet was like a paper airplane on a gusty day—completely unresponsive to the pilots’ steering ...

After a catastrophic rupture, the pilots improvised with almost nothing left.

August 12, 1985, stands as one of the most devastating dates in aviation history, a day forever marked by tragedy and grief. It was on this day that the deadliest single-aircraft disaster unfolded, ...

All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller ...

The deadliest single-aircraft disaster claimed the lives of 520 people in one catastrophic incident, leaving behind just four miraculous survivors. For the aviation industry, August 12, 1985, remains ...

In August 1985, Japan Air Flight 123 suffered a catastrophic structural failure just minutes after takeoff when a long-hidden repair defect finally gave way inside the rear pressure bulkhead. The ...