Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke ...
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday recommended ...
Here's why you should sit back and enjoy your next flight.
Today, the cockpit is a nightmare, with hundreds of instruments and displays all jockeying for the pilot's attention. Hundreds of hours of training are required to learn which dials or screens are ...
Most travelers probably didn't give much thought to the security of airliner cockpits before the 9/11 attacks, and since then it might seem odd to some that cockpit doors are often left wide open ...
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 ...