If the idea of a car that drives itself amazes you, then the degree of automation in modern aircraft should outright astound you. While we're still in the early ages of automobile automation, ...

A regularly scheduled passenger plane can give a bit of a bumpy ride during even the most textbook landing. But a deadstick landing is a different beast entirely. The Collins Dictionary provides frank ...

With rising aviation fuel costs and an increased global focus on the sustainability and environmental impact of the aviation industry, purposefully dumping fuel from an aircraft can seem like an ...

Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...

An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...

— -- Question: Captain Cox, I was interested in your recent comments about hard and soft landings. I've experienced both as a passenger, but the vast majority are simply a bump or two which are ...

A 95°F Los Angeles is much more palatable at 4,500 feet—a 20-minute flight in a sleek new Cirrus piston engine four-seater, from the Burbank to Camarillo airports, above a smog-laden urban sprawl that ...