The nation’s regional airlines are having trouble hiring enough pilots, the government says, suggesting one reason may be that they simply don’t pay enough. A pool of qualified pilots is available, but it’s unclear whether they are willing to work …
Leonard McGarity flew countless miles during a quarter-century as an American Airlines pilot, captaining the most sophisticated planes in commercial aviation. But in his spare time, the 58-year-old McGarity enjoyed outings in his SUV-sized, experimental, amateur-built aircraft, taking off and …
Aircraft accident fatalities fell to a 10-year low in 2013, with 224 deaths involving large commercial planes compared with 703 annually on average from 2003 to 2012. Last year there were 17 aircraft accidents worldwide involving such planes, compared with …
Safety experts and government and industry studies say pilots are becoming so reliant on the computer systems that do most of the flying in today’s airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they can be unprepared to …
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions signed an agreement with prominent aviation flight simulation and training companies, CAE and Aviation Performance Solutions (APS). The agreement allows general aviation clients based in North America to increase aviation safety through a combination of an …
Federal safety workers who inspect aircraft said Tuesday the partial government shutdown is still creating unnecessary risk despite a decision by the Federal Aviation Administration to recall some furloughed engineers and inspectors. The New England chapter of the Professional Aviation …
When landing a plane amid birds, bobcats or alligators, it helps to have an air traffic controller on the lookout. But many small airports across the United States face losing this extra pair of eyes starting April 1, as budget …
One pilot was killed and another injured when two crop-dusters collided in midair over northeast Arkansas. A Grumman G164 and an Air Tractor crashed into each other around 11:35 a.m., about 16 miles southwest of Paragould, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman …
President Dmitry Medvedev called for immediate changes in Russia’s troubled aviation industry Thursday – including sharply reducing the number of airlines – as the country mourned a crash that killed 43 people and devastated a top ice hockey team. The …