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The Airbus A320, carrying 97 passengers on board, left a trail of sparks and smoke as it landed.

The Southwest Airlines flight 100, carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, was traveling from Las Vegas to Milwaukee.

The plane was carrying 75 passengers, including two children, and reportedly descended rapidly for several thousand feet.

With Pope Francis set to visit Cuba in September, a look at photos from past visits taken to the country by Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II.

Cuba is still under a U.S. trade embargo, but executives traveling with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are looking toward a future where "there will be 30 or 40 million Americans vacationing in Cuba every year."

All Nippon Airways will fly a "Star Wars" plane starting this fall, but it's not the only airline to have fun with the look of its planes.

The plane was in the air for 14 minutes before it was discovered that an airport worker was trapped in the cargo compartment.

Onboard Wi-Fi networks create an entryway for those looking to do harm, a Government Accountability Office report says.

A total of more than 200 people became infected with a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis.

The annual Airline Quality Rating report found U.S. airlines performed worse last year in every category it measures.

Tight accommodations could make it difficult for passengers to evacuate in the event of a plane crash, industry insiders say.

Lufthansa recently earmarked $300 million to cover the costs of the March 24 crash.

The bus reportedly couldn't brake quickly enough and hit a stationary truck.

According to the Airline Quality Rating report, companies struggled to readjust after years of mergers and acquisitions.

The low-cost airline's screening processes have come under criticism after the crash of Flight 9525 in southern France.

Traveling with multiple passports comes with its advantages -- and a few pitfalls, too.

"Tourism reflects on the country and the people's image," the China National Tourism Administration said.

Lufthansa said Monday that it didn't have to report Andreas Lubitz's past depressive episode, given new regulations in 2013.

The ongoing decline in tourism has hurt Kenya in recent years.

Women and children were among the dead, who included some victims in the capital Dhaka.

Surviving Spanish adventurers are hospitalized after falling "several hundred meters" in an unforgiving environment.

Starting April 2, Americans considering traveling to Cuba can now book their stays through Airbnb.

A website for aviation enthusiasts, FlightRadar24.com, captured data that shows the autopilot was reset to initiate a steep decline.

No injuries were reported in the incident, which was the second such case in six months.

These issues reportedly occurred before he received his pilot’s license in 2013. Since then, "no signs of suicidal tendencies or outward aggression were documented," according to reports.

Humility was a theme of the Roman Catholic leader's message to tens of thousands in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

The Bild am Sonntag says investigators found evidence that Andreas Lubitz feared losing his eyesight, apparently because of a detached retina.

Andreas Lubitz had been deemed unfit to fly, but apparently hid his diagnoses from his employer.

Airlines will have to introduce more stringent checks in the wake of Germanwings, experts say.