The first officer or copilot is second in command to the captain and assists in flight preparations and the operation of the ...

A pilot who fell to his death from a twin-engine plane in North Carolina last month appeared "visibly upset" and told his co-pilot that he felt sick and needed air after a midflight emergency, federal ...

Captain Brandon Fisher was commended for helping ensure none of the 177 people aboard flight 1282 were killed when the ...

One of the late legendary Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager’s most famous quotes is “If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you can use the airplane the next day, it’s an outstanding ...

The world's airlines have to recruit significant numbers of new pilots annually, according to forecasts from Boeing, Airbus and the flight training provider CAE. CAPA - Centre for Aviation analysis of ...

The aircraft are already here. Pilot unions are preparing for battle. And the FAA is playing it cool. Autonomous flight is coming to civil aviation sooner than anyone thinks, and it may prove to be a ...