Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. And three times, they say, is a trend. So it checks out that there’s a big question on the minds of many U.S. travelers: Why are so many planes crashing?

The Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday against the Federal Aviation Administration, ...

The FAA is the nation’s primary authority for maintaining aviation safety. It’s an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation tasked with regulating civil aviation and overseeing air traffic ...