To make sure their distress signal is understood and not confused with other transmissions, pilots say "Mayday" three times. This practice dates back to the early days of radio, when single calls ...

PIA spokesman Danyal Gilani said the aircraft's black box has been recovered but "it will take time to ascertain a reason of the crash". A Pakistani aircraft carrying 47 people issued a Mayday call ...

A loose B-nut fitting is believed to be the cause of a deadly small plane crash in Grass Valley earlier this year, according ...

A British Airways flight was forced to make an emergency return to Sydney Airport following a mayday call from its pilot. Flight BA16 from Sydney to Singapore made a U-turn following “reports of a ...

Federal investigators are expected to hold a news briefing on Friday to discuss a plane crash that killed NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, his family and three others.