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". The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight smashed into a ...

A scary audio recording caught the moment an American Airlines pilot declared a mayday shortly after takeoff. On Sunday, Aug. 17, American Airlines flight 2616 departed Boston Logan International ...

A plane flying from Toronto with 164 people onboard appeared to bounce after landing at the Caribbean Island airport of Sint Maarten and skidding down the runway. WestJet flight 2276's landing gear ...

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 ...