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Passengers Violently Ejected from Seats on Turbulent Flight

An Air Canada flight made an emergency landing in Honolulu after 37 people were injured,...

Body Found in London Garden Fell From Heathrow-Bound Plane

Kenya Airways said police traced the body to its Nairobi-London flight.

Does This Video Capture the Ethiopian Airlines Crash?

Tragedies are bad enough without misrepresenting them via repurposed videos.

Does This Video Show a DragonAir 737 Caught in a Typhoon?

A video purportedly showing an airplane being spun around by typhoon-force winds is actually a...

Are These Daredevils Playing Tennis on an Airplane?

A photograph of two wing walkers holding tennis rackets on top of an airborne airplane...

Rat Boards Flight at California Airport, Forces Cancellation

The rat jumped from the jetway into the plane when Portland, Oregon-bound passengers were also...

Did a Boeing Jetliner Make a 90-Degree Climb During Takeoff at an Air Show?

Although a jetliner was captured on video climbing steeply, it was probably not ascending at...

Boeing 797

Viral image dating from 2006 purports to show a new Boeing "797" blended-wing airliner.

Do ‘Angel Flights’ Release Flare Salutes for Fallen Soldiers?

A photograph purportedly showing a plane releasing a flare salute to soldiers killed in battle...

Does This Video Show a Plane Landing Safely After Losing a Wing?

A video clip that shows an airplane making a safe landing after losing a wing...

Plane Crash-Lands on Beach A mobile phone video purportedly showing a plane crash-landing on a beach is actually a...

Letter from an Airline Pilot

Letter from airline pilot describes a flight on which the remains of a fallen U.S....