COLONIE — Last month, 67-year-old Russell Haynes took his first domestic flight from Syracuse to New York City, a feat he never thought he’d take on. Next week, he will board his first international ...

Participants in the Fear of Flying Clinic walk up the boarding stairs and into a 787 as part of a four-day course to help ease their anxiety around air travel. Getting exposed to the sights and sounds ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Aviophobia, or an intense fear of flying, is a clinically ...

Days before I’m expected to fly, a familiar anxiety starts to churn in my gut. I get moody. Then moodier still. As my departure creeps closer, I begin trying to figure out if I really have to travel, ...

Plane crashes are rare. Even so, tens of millions of Americans are afraid of flying. Some psychologists say the way through is to gradually face the very thing that feels dangerous. Easier said than ...