Pilot error occurs when a pilot deviates from standard operating procedures or directives from air-traffic control. Smart ...

A Las Vegas-bound Southwest flight had to return to Oakland's airport shortly after takeoff on Monday when an air leak around ...

FAA data shows there have been at least 134 commercial airplane incidents so far this year. At least seven of these included near-misses.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Passengers aboard a Southwest Airline jet that took a dramatic plunge to avoid an oncoming aircraft were told by the pilot that they nearly struck another plane before landing ...