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Merkle says as he flew over Frederick, he considered landing there, but even as the fog rolled in, he kept going toward his home airport in Gaithersburg, Md.

Continental Airlines Flight 1713 from Denver to Boise, Idaho, crashed on takeoff from Denver's old Stapleton Airport on Nov. 15, 1987, 28 people died.

Continental Airlines Flight 1713 from Denver to Boise, Idaho, crashed on takeoff from Denver's old Stapleton Airport on Nov. 15, 1987, 28 people died.

Straight-and-level flight doesnt refer to a literal straight line through the air. Its based on keeping a consistent altitude and direction.

One plane was found in a field near the 10,000 block of Niwot Road, while the second plane was found in the 9,700 block of Niwot Road.

Bluebird Aviation, a Broomfield tour company, advertises “scenic air tours over Denver, Boulder and the mountains.”

Wind shear is a sudden change of wind direction or wind speed -- or both -- as a plane moves vertically through a column of air.

Captain John Leahy FRAeS, an expert* in airline safety and pilot training with over 30,000 flying hours, offers a personal view of the Netflix documentary ‘Downfall’ and highlights potential lessons from the Boeing 737 MAX tragedy. We have reproduced John’s views in full as under, and they are the views of this website and many […]

Denver International Airport is preparing to expand the airport both to be more environmentally friendly, as well as to be ready for a different climate.

By Bill Galluccio Feb 23, 2021 NTSB Chairman  Robert Sumwalt explained that the metal fatigue caused one of the fan blades on the planes right engine to break off and hit another blade in the engine. Investigators have taken the fan blade to a lab where they will inspect it and try to determine how long it was damaged before it failed. Boeing announced that it was grounding all airplanes that were equipped with the Pratt & Whitney 4000 engine. That impacts 69 jets that are currently in ser...