A plane landed at Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport without a pilot's help on Saturday in what appears to be the first real-world use of new safety technology. According to Garmin, their emergency "Autoland" system was activated for the first time ever for the landing at around 2 p.

A plane crashed in Galveston Bay with pediatric burn patients on board, according to sheriff's office officials.

Greg Biffle was the latest athlete to die in an aviation crash. There were several deaths involving planes and helicopters, including one earlier this year.

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Seven people were killed Thursday in the crash of a Cessna 550 business jet in Statesville, North Carolina, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, NASCAR said. The plane crashed at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.

A private Cessna jet crashed and caught fire at a North Carolina airport, killing multiple people, authorities said.

It was like any other business trip for Minnesota frequent flyer Pete Carleton: walk through TSA, fill up the water bottle past security and chat with colleagues at the gate.

The Vikings were headed to New Jersey but had to turn around when their plane experienced mechanical issues that required a return to the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport.