Pilots use a detailed pre-flight checklist before taking passengers’ lives into their hands. So why shouldn’t operating room surgeons and nurses be subjected to the same rigorous preparation? That’s ...

During an El Al flight's initial climb, an engine failed, prompting a series of cockpit management challenges. The crew, comprised of two captains and two first officers, deviated from standard ...

Preflight checks are mandatory for all pilots, encompassing external and internal aircraft inspections, documentation verification (ARROW), and flight plan review, as per FAA regulations (14 CFR § ...

Checklist design and procedures featured on the agenda of this week’s high-level ICAO safety conference following the fatal loss of a Boeing MD-82 at Madrid, and the extraordinary escape of an MD-83 ...

Click to viewYou've already found your cheap tickets and followed every other step of our Power Traveler's Pre-Flight Checklist, and now the day is here. You should already have yourself set up for a ...

With more flight experience comes more confidence. However, sometimes an unfortunate byproduct of confidence after logging hundreds or thousands of flight hours is laziness and cockiness, both of ...

"It is the closest all of us passengers ever want to come to a plane crash," a Qantas flight QF1889's passenger said after ...

Radical changes to emergency routines for pilots confronted with smoke, fire and fumes incidents are being jointly worked out by Airbus and Boeing, but experts are disappointed that regulators are not ...

Click to viewThe holiday travel season is just around the bend, meaning if you're planning to fly the friendly skies this Thanksgiving or Chrismukkah, you've either already bought your tickets or ...

A milestone moment years in the making is coming up in April when a tiny helicopter is expected to launch from the Perseverance rover and take flight above the surface of Mars. If everything goes as ...