Victims' families gathered near the site where a plane and copter collided and fell into the Potomac River. 'They are all ...

This data point is one of several key mysteries investigators are exploring as they seek to explain what caused the nation's worst air disaster in more than a decade, aviation experts said.

Browse a gallery of the U.S. Air Force's high-altitude balloon experiments and the researchers, scientists, and test pilots who made them possible.

In addition, for reasons not entirely understood, high altitude and lower air pressure causes fluid to leak from the capillaries which can cause fluid build-up in both the lungs and the brain.

Upon landing, the fantasy of high-altitude romance could abruptly be grounded ... a shocking 95% of flight attendants have been propositioned mid-air. It's clear the fantasy is more common than ...

You can try multiple methods to prevent altitude sickness. The right option for you may depend on your situation. Here are ...

By the middle of the 19th century, ballooning was in full swing and aeronauts were testing their wings in long distance and high altitude flights to explore the dynamics of lighter-than-air flight.