With loss of control still the primary cause of aircraft fatalities, the FAA last year released the new Airmen Certification Standards, some aspects of it controversial, to replace the practical test ...

FAA regulations do not prohibit solo practice of stalls and ground reference maneuvers for students who have received proper training and endorsement under 14 CFR § 61.87. Flight schools and ...

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration and Textron Aviation to quickly address factors preceding deadly crashes of two Hawker business jets ...

When we simulate flight in training devices, differences between the simulator and real flight are inevitable. While we complain about these differences when we’re flying “the box,” we also learn to ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — The flight crew of a plane that crashed near Lansing in October had decided to perform a post-maintenance test themselves after the aircraft had undergone seven months of ...