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 ...

German pilots have admitted to napping during flights in a new survey, exposing a “worrying reality” amid staff shortages and operational pressure. A survey of 900 German pilots, carried out by the ...

Airlines are always big spenders, even if many may run close to the brink of economic collapse. Billions of dollars are spent ...

Two “unruly” passengers caused a seven-hour flight delay after bum-rushing the cockpit. The disruptive incident occurred Monday on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai, Jam Press reported. The aircraft had ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed requiring airlines ...

While boarding a plane, you may have noticed the cockpit door is often kept open—and there's actually a pretty straightforward reason. If you’ve ever looked toward the front of the plane while ...

A mysterious object that cracked a windshield on a United Airlines flight, injuring a pilot and forcing an emergency landing, may have been a weather balloon. WindBorne, a California start-up focused ...

There is no specific FAA regulation (FAR) stipulating which seat a pilot must occupy when flying solo in a side-by-side airplane. Despite the lack of an FAR, flying from the left seat is generally ...

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher covers travel for Forbes. The airline industry has pushed for loosening the two-pilot rule for decades, with some carriers clamoring more loudly during the Covid-19 pandemic. A ...