Jim Lounsbury: Friday, May 25th, American Airlines' Flight 191, a DC-10 wide-bodied jet, taxies away from the gate at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport for a routine flight to Los Angeles.

11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which were a deliberate act of violence. American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago on May 25, 1979. Moments after takeoff, the "left engine and strut assembly ...

Despite a number of recent deadly air crashes, flying is still statistically one of the safest forms of transport available. Tragedies such as Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, Jeju Air Flight 2216, ...

FAA administrator from 1977 to 1981, Bond oversaw the rollout of computerized national air traffic control system, but will always be linked to Flight 191 crash in 1979.