U.S. law enforcement officials have no credible evidence that airline cockpits have been hacked from passengers seats, contradicting a man who claims he did just that.

Investigators of the private-jet crash that killed billionaire Lewis Katz discovered that the sports moguls personal pilots almost never performed the required pre-flight safety checks when shuttling their boss around the country.

The Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps ends the longest period in modern aviation history without a fatal accident on a large European passenger plane.

Commercial drone operators will have an easier time using and testing their devices in the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration said it has loosened some requirements for obtaining government permission to fly.

Amazon.coms effort to expand its research into the viability of delivery drones got a boost from U.S. regulators who granted the company permission to conduct test flights.

Insurers are writing their own safety rules in order to provide coverage for drones.

President Obamas administration took the first step to opening the skies above the U.S. to widespread civilian drone flights while proposing strict limits on commercial operations and privacy rules for those flown by government agencies.

U.S. regulators and drone industry groups have begun an education campaign in response to increasing safety incidents in the skies.