aircraft pilots

Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has awarded a contract to UK-based manufacturing company Cobham for the design and delivery of a pilot oxygen system for the future KF-X multi-role fighter aircraft. Under the terms of the deal, Cobham Mission Systems will be responsible for delivering the ...

Pilots from the Wiregrass EAA Chapter 1358 will provide free airplane rides for at least 25 youngsters between the ages of 8 and 17. There will be WW II AT-6 aircraft that trained pilots at the airport, along with many other types of “War Birds” on static display. One of the featured attractions at this year's Fly-In ...

“Our pilots see evidence of UPS failing to meet its customer service commitments on a daily basis,” said Robert Travis, president of the IPA, said in a statement released by the pilots. “UPS has turned to costly and less reliable aircraft subcontracting with outside carriers in a desperation move to improve ...

The Hellenic Air Force said it lost contact with its Mirage 2000-5 jet at 12.15 p.m., while the aircraft was about 10 miles northeast of Skyros, an island near the central Aegean. The pilot was identified as Capt. Giorgos Baltadoros, 33, a father of two children, and Defense Minister Panos Kammenos described ...

The midair collision occurred during a night mission on Sept. 6, between two A-10s assigned to the 66th Weapons Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The collision rendered both aircraft uncontrollable, and both pilots ejected, landed safely and were recovered with only minor injuries.

Smoke is understandably a serious danger for aircraft, and not just in life-threatening situations -- the FAA notes that there's typically one smoke-related landing per day. But how does the pilot land with a smoke-filled cockpit where they might not even see the instrument cluster, let alone the outside world?

Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo attendees will have new technology to tap into the excitement and adrenaline rush of an aerobatic pilot's ... Paul “Rocket” Hornick previously told AOPA that the Aerostars' aircraft and pilots take a pounding because maneuvers are practiced, critiqued, and then ...

In February, two pilots flying separate planes encountered the same seemingly extraterrestrial phenomenon in the sky over Arizona. The pilot of the first aircraft, a Learjet, radioed in a mysterious sighting after noticing something eery and totally foreign passing over his plane, traveling in the opposite ...

The short-haul flight from Stuttgart to Lisbon was stopped shortly before take-off when an airport employee discovered that the co-pilot of the Embraer 190 aircraft seemed unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol. Officers of Stuttgart police reported that they grabbed hold of the flight officer and led him ...

“The Melbourne Air and Space Show is a spectacular, must-see event, with dramatic, jaw-dropping performances in the air and a mixture of intriguing aircraft exhibits and family entertainment activities on the ground,” said Eric Garvey, Executive Director of Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism.

We have a close working relationship with a number of other agencies and safely handle military aircraft and civilian aircraft of all types in that area every day, including high-altitude weather balloons. In other words, it's up to you and your imagination to speculate about what the pilots may have seen.

Medical conditions, including a prosthetic leg, also prevented Gray from obtaining the required medical clearance to fly an aircraft. During the crash landing, Gray's prosthetic leg became stuck on the aircraft's brake and caused it to spin out on landing. After initially denying that he was the pilot, Gray later ...

The aircraft was flying at 30,000ft at the time, en route from Paris to Madrid. A photograph showed the captain with a bear filter over his own face, with the hashtag: “teamflyingnut”. The images were reportedly posted on Facebook and on the Instagram account pilot_flyingnut, which belonged to Capt Michel ...

A Clinton County pilot who struck power lines while attempting to land his plane at a private airstrip Thursday evening has died. Michael Mills, 69, was flying a single-engine experimental airplane between the Owosso Community Airport and an airstrip on his property in the 8000 block of South Bauer Road ...

A well-known pilot in aviation circles in 1960s Poland, he flew gliders in Polish aviation exhibitions in Sweden, but then the Polish security service tried to ... Soviet pilots were shooting down planes attempting to fly northwest across the Baltic Sea to Denmark; and obviously going east wasn't an option.

The airplane's two pilots were attempting to break the world aviation endurance record of 75 hours. ... On September 18, 1928, the DR-980 became the world's first aero-diesel to fly, with Packard's chief test pilot Walter Lees and Captain Woolson flying a re-engined Stinson SM1-DX Detroiter from Packard's ...

The pilot of an aircraft which crashed and killed 11 people has been charged with 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence. Andrew Hill, 53, was at the controls of the vintage 1955 Hawker Hunter jet when he lost control during a manoeuvre over the A27 on August 22, 2015 during Shoreham Airshow ...

The pilot of a small plane survived a crash near Enumclaw Sunday afternoon, but suffered two broken legs. There are no reports of injuries on the ground. ... The call first came in as engine trouble on-board and then the aircraft disappeared from radar. The wreckage was recovered in the 31000 block of SE ...

If you watch the slow-motion (video below) carefully you can actually see the pilot's glasses flying through the air. The pilot remains very calm even though he seems injured and continues to land the aircraft safely. You cannot help but wonder what would have happened if a drone had hit the airplane ...

After making it through a tough patch of turbulence as the plane headed toward Washington Dulles International Airport, the pilot sent a report to the Aviation Weather Center. ... According to Air Wisconsin's website, the aircraft was a Bombardier CRJ200 with a passenger capacity of 50 and a crew of three.

For the past few years, Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) and its pilot union have been embroiled in an acrimonious contract negotiation process, as the pilots aimed to catch up to their peers at larger airlines in terms of wage rates. This fight culminated in an alleged work slowdown last spring, causing a spike in ...

Hide caption. The pilot sustained minor injuries in an airplane crash Thursday afternoon in a field near the 100 block of Cochise Drive in Ferris. ... According to the Global Air website, the Beechcraft B-60 Duke is a twin-engine fixed-wing aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear and a pressurized cabin.

The downing of the Su-25 jet in Idlib is a rare case of Russian aircraft lost in combat operations in Syria, where the Russian Air Force played a key role in ... The attack in northwestern Syria, which left a pilot dead, has served as a stark reminder of the danger Russian pilots face while engaged in close ...

Russia is developing a new long-range unmanned supersonic strike aircraft that would be capable of hitting both mobile and stationary targets. Unlike comparable Western developments that rely on stealth, the Russians are—at least for this particular project—planning on using a combination of low ...