Chinese aircraft manufacturer uses big data to build safer planes

With a global focus on how to reduce safety risks caused by anomalous human behavior and how to fully recover data crucial for analyzing an air crash, a Chinese aircraft manufacturer is using big data and cloud technology to build safer airplanes.

Your next flight could be in this new Airbus cabin

Travelers are sick of being crammed into airplanes with little space for their carry-on luggage.

'Pull up!': Russian TV airs final words of flydubai jet crash pilots

Russian state television has aired the final words of the pilots of the flydubai passenger jet that crashed in Rostov-on-Don last week killing 62 people, suggesting pilot error could be to blame.

Dive team finds plane that crashed near Astoria, bodies of pilot and passenger

A Clatsop County dive team has recovered a plane that crashed into the Columbia River near Astoria Wednesday night, and the bodies of its pilot and passenger.

American Airlines Pilot Arrested After Failing Breathalyzer Test at Detroit Airport

An American Airlines co-pilot was arrested after he failed a breathalyzer test at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport this morning, an airport police spokesman told ABC News. The flight, bound for Philadelphia, was cancelled.

United Airlines Pilot Accused of Running ‘Massive’ Houston Prostitution Ring

A United Airlines pilot faces up to 20 years in prison after getting busted for allegedly running a “massive” prostitution ring in locations throughout the greater Houston area, including in an apartment complex where former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush once lived in the 1970’s.

Deadlines loom for Alaska aviation scholarships

Several Alaska organization offer aviation scholarships but deadlines are rapidly approaching.

#Flydubaigate spreads: Now exhausted Emirates airline pilots tell RT of overwork (EXCLUSIVE)

Following the Flydubai scandal, pilots with Emirates airline, the largest in the Middle East, told RT that the company is allegedly cheating on pilot schedules by illegally prolonging work hours and intimidating them from reporting feeling sick or tired.

Air Ambulance Helicopter Crashes in Iran, Killing 7

Iran's official IRNA news agency says that an air ambulance helicopter has crashed in southern Iran, killing all seven onboard.

Revealed: The plane seat with an AIRBAG to protect first and business class passengers in a crash landing

A German seat manufacturer has designed a premium aeroplane suite with an airbag to protect passengers in the event of a crash.
The airbag would deploy from a hidden compartment next to the in-flight entertainment screen to prevent first or business class passengers from slamming face first into the console.

NAF Alpha jet aircraft veers off runway

The Nigerian Airforce said Friday, that one of its fighter aircraft prosecuting the war on terror, veered of the runway and fell into a ditch, on landing at the Yola airport and that no life was lost in the accident.  

Bombardier Completes CSeries Route-Proving Flights

Bombardier has completed the route-proving program of its CSeries CS100, which included more than 30 city-pairs.

Pilot error factor in 2014 crash landing of small passenger plane in N.W.T.: TSB

 A report says pilot errors were a factor in the crash landing of a small passenger plane onto the frozen surface of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories.

Aircraft crashes into van in Nottinghamshire village

A light aircraft crashed into a County Council van in Lambley, Nottinghamshire, after taking off from a rural airstrip.

Aircraft Smoking Ban Extended to e-Cigarettes

The U.S. DOT extended the on-board smoking ban to explicitly include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on all Part 121 air carriers, as well as FAR 135.107 unscheduled charters that require a flight attendant (aircraft with 19 or more passenger seats).