Despite decades of accident-free flying, pilot reports pointed to the risks of a collision between helicopters and commercial aircraft in Washington airspace.

The Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with an Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week editors discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around DCA.

A Canadian court’s ruling on the shootdown of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 may cause airlines to reassess risk.

Preliminary findings offer a plausible explanation for the emergency belly landing, but many questions remain.

High levels of taxation on airline tickets are preventing the Carribean air transport market from reaching its full potential, according to IATA's Peter Cerda.