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Father and daughter pilot Southwest Airlines plane together in memorable moment
First Officer Mackenzie Rennhack shared the cockpit with her pilot dad, Captian Michael Rennhack, during her first flight for Southwest Airlines -- and the family's first flight together.
World's largest pilot union calls to eliminate terms 'cockpit,' 'manpower,' other 'masculine generalizations' for 'equity'
According to a diversity, equity and inclusion language guide released in 2021, the ALPA lists numerous terms and phrases to avoid — especially "masculine generalizations" — that it deemed to be non-inclusive.
You can get airplane trading cards for free on some flights — pilots say 'everybody wants them'
The pilot said he generally never carried them around because no one wanted them, but now the trading card program is taking off.
Pilots can't have beards — and this is the reason why airlines ban facial hair
Beards are barred on most major airlines, meaning pilots may have to abandon their signature scruffy look when reporting to the cockpit.
The best seats on a plane if you're worried about extreme turbulence, according to experts
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Air Force pilot injured after ejecting from $135M F-35 fighter jet that crashed in New Mexico
An Air Force pilot was injured after ejecting from an F-35B jet, which crashed in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Tuesday, officials said.
Former US Marine pilot can be extradited, Australian magistrate rules
The decision to extradite will ultimately be made by Australia's Attorney General.
Airport ground crew member clings to life and loses leg after taxiing plane runs him over: video
The worker — a 32-year-old named Rail — was mowed down by the front landing gear of an Airbus A320 when the pilot started moving too early while taxiing, according...
Pilot stayed '100% calm' landing plane safely after equipment failure forced him to scramble
An Australian pilot has been hailed a hero for staying "100% calm" when landing an airplane without landing gear after flying it around an airport for almost three hours to...
Flightmare: American Airlines' pilots report ‘significant spike' in safety issues, 'series of errors'
American Airlines' pilots union has reported a "significant spike" in safety issues, raising red flags over fewer routine aircraft inspections and shorter test flights on planes following major maintenance work.
Airplane pilot reveals why passengers 'should not be scared' of unnerving turbulence
It's not the sign of the air-pocalypse that people think it is.
Pilot's stunning photo from plane window captures incredible sight
Christiaan van Heijst, a captain, cargo pilot and photographer said he was few hundred kilometres south of Iceland when he came across a “turquoise aerial fire” in the form of...
Meet New York's youngest female pilot, who learned to fly a plane before she could drive a car
Kamora Freeland used to dream of exploring the ocean. Now she's sailing the skies.
Delta pilot drunk with blood alcohol more than twice the legal limit before flight to NYC learns fate
Lawrence Russell had a half-empty bottle of Jägermeister in his carry-on.
Flight school CEO, wife, 3-year-old son named as victims of Va. plane crash
The five people killed in the crash of a private jet in Virginia included the CEO of a Florida flight school along with his wife and their 3-year-old son.
Here's the real reason airplane mishaps keep happening and it's not the planes, according to an air travel expert
A February poll found that 71% of Americans believe air travel is either very or somewhat safe despite what have been several dramatic moments in the new year.
Sleep-deprived new dad, co-pilot both fall asleep for half an hour in cockpit as plane veers off course
The first officer blamed his newborn twins for making him sleep-deprived before he got into the cockpit.
Google co-founder sued by widow of pilot killed in crash after billionaire's seaplane ran out of fuel
Google co-founder Sergey Brin was slapped with a wrongful-death lawsuit by the widow of a pilot who was flying the billionaire's seaplane from California to his private island in Fiji...
Shocking dashcam video shows private jet crashing onto Florida highway, killing two pilots
Harrowing new video has emerged of the moment a private jet slammed onto a busy Florida highway, killing the two pilots before a flight attendant and two passengers escaped from...
Spirit Airlines pilots sending out résumés after JetBlue deal collapse: 'It's very stressful'
Spirit Chief Financial Officer Scott Haralson last week said the company was looking into "right sizing" its labor costs, adding to the uneasiness.