In August 1988, an unfortunate mishap shocked attendees at the Ramstein Air Show near Kaiserslautern, West Germany. About 300 ...

A helicopter crash-landed near a waterfront restaurant in Clay Township, Michigan. Clay Township police said minor injuries were reported. The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash.

A medical emergency ended with a remarkable rescue in Houston after a young woman suffering a stroke mid-air was saved by a man on board and a team of doctors at Memorial Hermann.

To prevent mid-air collision: The plane’s Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) prevents mid-air collisions by scanning for other aircraft transponders and alerting the pilot to climb or descend.

And it has a record of learning from disasters and adapting, most notably after a mid-air collision over Delhi in 1996, which led to big changes in the way airspace is used.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Chicago-based law office now represents a dozen families, including some from Kansas, whose loved ones were killed in the January 29 mid-air collision in Washington D.C.