Due to their hover and vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities, helicopters possess distinct advantages over fixed-wing aircraft. Able to operate in tight spaces, isolated areas, and places, ...

The Department of Transportation and TSA are assuring travelers that safety remains their top priority as the government ...

For nearly six decades, the CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter — the largest operated by the U.S. military — has been a mainstay of ...

As air traffic controllers miss their first full paycheck, larger numbers of the workforce are calling in sick—forcing the ...

Some 13,000 air traffic controllers are being asked to work during the government shutdown, but are not being paid.

Five people have been hospitalized after a helicopter crashed in the Southern California city of Huntington Beach, officials said. Shocking footage shows the moment the aircraft suddenly loses control ...