A passenger aboard a United Airlines flight claims he and his wife were forced to sit in a vomit-soaked seat -- and given paper towels to clean it up himself, according to a report.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday bestowed top state honors on two pilots for courage and heroism after they safely landed a packed passenger plane in a cornfield near Moscow as its engines were failing.

An Airbus plane with over 200 passengers on board made an emergency landing on Thursday near Moscow shortly after taking off, injuring some 20 people, including five children, authorities said.

The cabin of a British Airways flight filled with what appeared to be white smoke as it prepared for landing in Spain on Monday afternoon, prompting the airline to evacuate more than 170 passengers, with three taken to the hospital.

Police in Scotland say two pilots have been arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs before a scheduled flight to New Jersey.

Federal Regulators realized the likelihood of a second fatal crash involving the 737 MAX was high but believed telling pilots of the hazard posed by the plane's anti-stall system would be sufficient to assure safe operation of the aircraft, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Air traffic to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport was seriously disrupted on Wednesday because of an outage at the airport's main fuel supplier that kept dozens of flights on the ground.

The runway at an airport in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos reopened Tuesday evening after temporary close following a commercial plane carrying 139 people making an emergency landing.

Boeing announced that it has dedicated US$50 million of a previously announced US$100 million fund to provide near-term financial assistance to families of the victims of the Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Flight 302 accidents. Boeing also announced that it has retained Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros, nationally known experts in establishing and overseeing victims' compensation funds, to design and administer the fund.

A passenger suddenly fell ill with symptoms of coughing blood and quickening heartbeat on China Eastern Airlines flight MU587 from Shanghai Pudong Airport to New York on July 16. The airline crew found three Chinese and foreign doctors on board who checked the conditions of the patient.