Aviation accidents claimed 418 lives worldwide last year, yet air travel remains statistically safer than ever compared to previous decades

Early findings point to an electrical failure as the cause of a jet crash near Ankara that killed Libya’s army chief and seven others, including a flight attendant believed to be Greek, as investigations continue

The jet carrying Libya’s army chief of staff went down shortly after departing Turkey’s capital, killing all on board and prompting a cross-border investigation and three days of national mourning.

Reports have the corporate jet crashing some 30 minutes after take-off, heading for Tripoli, and after urgently requesting an emergency landing back at the Ankara airport

Turkey’s defence ministry confirmed no survivors after a military C-130 aircraft crashed in Georgia while en route from Azerbaijan, marking the country’s deadliest military incident since 2020.

A Boeing 747 cargo jet from Dubai veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport, killing two security staff in the city’s deadliest airport accident in over 25 years

Twenty years ago, a Helios Airways Boeing 737 vanished from radio contact, triggering a tense military response before crashing near Athens—killing all 121 on board. The investigation uncovered a chain of human errors and systemic failures.

The Team Rocket F-4 Raider, a two-seater aircraft, went down in the waters near Puerto Sóller on Saturday evening.

Thc CL215 was among a large fire-fighting contingent battling a sizeable and rekindling wildfire that erupted earlier in the week

The Antonov An-24, which carried 50 passengers was reportedly located by Russian authorities after it went missing earlier this morning

At least 25 children are among the dead after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed during a training mission, with 88 people injured and a national day of mourning declared

More than 50 people—students, teachers, and nearby residents—were taken to hospitals across the city, with many being treated for burns at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, as reported in Reuters

No injuries reported after Ryanair jet clipped barrier while taxiing at Greek airport on Wednesday morning

The Air India flight crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday, killing all but one onboard and more on the ground. Rescue workers have been deployed.

A U.S. House oversight subcommittee is investigating the January 29 mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport, which killed 67—marking the deadliest U.S. air disaster in 24 years and the first major commercial crash in nearly 16

According to Reuters, starting Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin lifting wreckage from the river, a process that could extend for over a week.

American Airlines Flight 5342 was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter had three soldiers aboard. No survivors are expected.