Autopilot: A computerised system that maintains an aircraft’s flight path by automatically adjusting control surfaces, thereby reducing pilot workload and enhancing safety.

Airplane cabin temperatures can dictate safety as well as comfort. Advocates say they need to be standardized.

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air ...

The FAA is a mess. Annexing our neighbors to the north, as Trump favors, looks like a longshot. But we should copy its ...

An Air India flight from India to Vienna dropped 900 feet shortly after takeoff on June 14. The incident occurred less than ...

Researcher Neelakshi Majumdar investigates why inflight loss of control occurs and how pilots can prevent and recover from it ...

A plane flying from Shanghai to Tokyo made an emergency landing in Osaka after it plummeted nearly 26,000ft in 10 minutes on ...

America's air traffic control system is showing its age. Work is progressing on the modernization of the system; however, a ...

The blow out aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 occurred minutes after it took off and created a roaring air vacuum that ...