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Navigating the skies can be a bumpy experience, especially when flying into some of the world's most turbulent airports.

A vast triangle-shaped region north of Las Vegas over the last six decades has developed a reputation as a hot spot for plane disappearances by conspiracy theorists and aviation enthusiasts.

As the aviation industry continues to celebrate strong post-covid growth in passenger numbers, it is no surprise that airport retailers would be seeing similar rises in their revenues, with the travel retail market valued at $66.3bn in 2023 and projected to soar to $145.6bn by 2032, according to Fortune Business Insight.

Amid the inferno sweeping through Los Angeles, the amphibious CL-415 "Super Scooper" has proven essential in fighting California's wildfires. The aircraft, capable of skimming 1,600 gallons of water from the ocean and dropping it over fires, has become a critical resource in combating the flames.

After the fatal accidents that befell Jeju Air and Azerbaijan Airlines, people are worried about using airplanes. Even so, the facts on the ground show that airplanes are the safest mode of transportation so far. Why is that?

A 2015 Time analysis of 35 years of FAA data found back-third seats had a 32% fatality rate, compared to 39% in the middle third and 38% in the front third. Middle seats in the back were the safest overall, with just a 28% fatality rate. However, survival often depends on the unique circumstances of an incident, and air travel remains one of the safest modes of transportation.

As new details emerge regarding the crash of an AZAL aircraft, experts are increasingly describing the crew as heroes. The pilots and flight attendants worked tirelessly until the very last moment to save lives.

When Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 took off from Baku on Christmas Day, it was struck mid-flight by a suspected surface-to-air missile, causing catastrophic damage and disabling the Embraer 190 jet's hydraulic systems.