Specialization has long been important in the field of aviation, particularly when it comes to how aircraft are used. For example, although helicopters like the Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk are both ...

The U.S. Air Force has a 1,800-pilot deficit. USAF pilots are leaving for commercial airlines that pay 2x USAF pay. The USAF ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commercial pilots are reportedly concerned with an increasing number of GPS spoofing incidents, during which false signals are ...

Pilots undergo rigorous training, accumulating hundreds of flight hours and passing numerous exams. Automation is changing pilot training, requiring pilots to master technology while maintaining ...

Despite being incredibly complex machines, modern day airplanes are among the safest means of transport currently in existence. Of course, that doesn't mean these machines are immune to one-off ...

A frantic push for pilots to take early retirement during the pandemic, the federal requirements for pilot training and a hard cutoff on commercial flying past a certain age are just a few of the ...

The shortage of commercial pilots has become so bad that an American Airlines subsidiary is offering experienced aviators bonuses of up to a quarter-million dollars to fly for them. That unit, PSA ...

As single-pilot cockpits advance technologically, safety concerns and industry tensions are redefining how—and how soon—commercial aviation might embrace this controversial shift in Europe. ByAlex ...