Pilots

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The author’s loyal companion loved flying until she felt “real” turbulence.

Pilot’s decisions scrutinized in the loss of a Learjet 35 last week in California.

Historic Stratolaunch aircraft performs taxi tests for the first time in eight months.

Aviation leaders are in the midst of a perfect storm, a convergence of trends conspiring against the MRO sector that are making it increasingly difficult to maintain and repair aircraft across the entire aviation industry—and hitting GA particularly hard.

Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) announced Friday that the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Delaware State University have been chosen as the first schools to participate in the company’s new True North Pilot Pathway Program.  The program was designed by a group of African-American pilots to make becoming a pilot more accessible and to clear […]

One of the best parts of being a flight instructor is that it gives you the opportunity to have a positive impact on someone’s life. Just as we tend to remember our favorite teachers from school, most pilots can remember their favorite flight instructors. One such example is Gerald (Jerry) Griggs, from Wichita, Kansas, who […]

A pilot has to decide on the runway not to take off, and reflects on how things differed when he worked for an airline.

A quartet of good aviation books resonated with FLYING’s editor-in-chief.

When it comes to a fire or a potential fire onboard, take the conservative route.