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Inside the Cockpit: Pilot Techniques and Aircraft Behavior
Behind every smooth landing and tight turn is a pilot using skill and science. Explore how understanding flight dynamics helps pilots stay in control, even in tough conditions.
The Truth About Air Travel
Three years later, he and his brother, Orville, managed to get a biplane in the air for 12 seconds. Only 18 years after that, ...
Should airplane cockpits have video recorders? Air India crash fuels debate
The deadly Air India crash has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras to monitor ...
Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut off plane's engines mid-flight relives "most consequential three seconds of my life"
Former airline captain Joseph Emerson, indicted for trying to shut off a plane's engines mid-flight in 2023, speaks to "CBS ...
16-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Making Bomb Threat on Plane. His Mom Claims It Was Really a Crude Joke
A teenager was arrested after allegedly making a bomb threat while onboard a Spirit Airlines flight. The 16-year-old now ...
Man Goes Berserk on American Airlines Flight Over a Charging Cable
A woman on TikTok filmed a man completely losing his cool on an American Airlines flight, even before it took off from ...
Air India Junior Pilot Asked Captain Why He Turned Off Fuel Switches
A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more ...
Why do our ears pop on a plane? An audiologist explains.
When our ears pop, the sensation comes from the Eustachian tube. “ [The Eustachian tube]’s whole job is to help keep the ...