The idea seems intuitive: if something goes wrong in flight, why not deploy a giant parachute and gently lower the aircraft to the ground? We have all seen similar scenes in numerous movies and ...

A light aircraft thought to have been carrying two people has crashed in Greater Manchester, with emergency services called to the scene. Police, firefighters and an air ambulance were sent to a patch ...

A skydiver broke free and ultimately survived after his reserve parachute accidentally deployed and got stuck on the tail of an airplane as it was soaring through the sky. The Australian Transport ...

A member of the public found the missing part four days after the crash that killed two, police say.

French investigators believe use of a ballistic-recovery parachute in an emergency should be emphasised - and even simulated ...