— -- Question: Captain, I often wonder what the pilots are doing during the cruise phase of flight when many of us are sleeping or watching movies. I know they are monitoring the radios and the ...

American Airlines is preparing pilots to fly Airbus A321XLR aircraft on transatlantic routes next year, including operating a series of training flights across the North Atlantic in September using ...

German pilots have admitted to napping during flights in a new survey, exposing a “worrying reality” amid staff shortages and operational pressure. A survey of 900 German pilots, carried out by the ...

TL;DR: Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer, powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Azure, offers flexible, cloud-based pilot training accessible on multiple devices.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. American Airlines wants to fly more on the West Coast and ...

The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 overshot ("overflew") Minneapolis by more than 150 miles. Air traffic controllers tried to reach the pilots for an hour before it landed, by which time panicky ...

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it would furlough 270 pilots as it looks to fly a smaller flight schedule and restore its profitability. The furloughs will be effective November 1. “We are taking ...