Flying at night already removes visual references, but when cockpit instruments begin to fail, even experienced crews are ...

Pilot distraction, fog, and a missed altitude call ended Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 just miles from Charlotte in 1974, ...

How do you convert an old cockpit instrument into a clock? Easy: just build a circuit that convinces it it’s in the air, and the rest will take care of itself. Now obviously, little about [porkfreezer ...

As investigators examine what caused a panel on an Alaska Airlines plane bound for Southern California to blow off midflight, forcing an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., federal officials Sunday ...

There is no Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) that specifies which seat a solo pilot must occupy in a side-by-side airplane. Flight school rules, such as "solo flight from left seat only," are ...

FARNBOROUGH, England—There’s nothing but a pair of joysticks and a sensor-stuffed helmet in the Tempest cockpit mockup that BAE Systems displayed this week at the Farnborough Air Show: nary a gauge, ...

OMAHA, Neb. (KABC) -- A SkyWest flight bound for Los Angeles International Airport turned around in the air soon after takeoff Monday and returned to a Nebraska airport after the plane's interphone ...

Cirrus Design has added three new options, including an ice protection system, for the 2003 model SR22 four-seat light aircraft. With the options, the aircraft can be equipped for the first time with ...

OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin ® International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN), today announced Supplemental Type Certification (STC) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for ...

Garmin's GI 275 electronic flight instrument has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for installation in Airbus AS350 helicopters. The GI 275 is a versatile, direct replacement for ...