Many Aviators Have Difficulty Manually Flying Planes, Study Commissioned by FAA Finds By ANDY PASZTOR Commercial airline pilots have become so dependent on automation that poor manual flying skills and failure to master the latest changes in cockpit technology pose the greatest hazards to passengers, an international panel of air-safety experts warns. ...

By Lateef Mungin, CNN | Nov. 13, 2013 An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing Tuesday night in Orlando after the crew noticed a crack in the cockpit windshield.   American Airlines Flight 160, with 150 passengers and six crew members, took off from Miami and was headed to Boston, said airline spokeswoman Andrea Huguely.   The Bo...

abc Updated at 05:53 PM today NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Customs and Border Protection dogs at Newark and JFK airports are as good at sniffing out illegal drugs as they are food. The dogs and their handlers have to be on their game because the ingenuity and craftsmanship of the drug smugglers borders on the brilliant: Cocaine found in the handle of a passeng...

CHICAGO (CBS) - Tougher pilot training standards, expected to be released next week, have fallen victim to the government shutdown. Those fighting for the now-delayed federal rules say the changes could make regional flights safer. Regionals account for about half the daily U.S. flights, but the pilots often are lower paid, with less experience and may ha...

The FAA this month will issue a rule requiring a new approach to stall training for airline pilots that runs counter to previous guidance. According to Dr Jeff Schroeder, the agency's chief scientific and technical officer, the new approach will, "take a lot of work to undo previous training because some pilots are 'spring-loaded' to the previous tech...

United Capt. Henry Skillern, 63, of Humble, Texas, died after heart attack, according to coroner Tragedy threatens to renew debate over mandatory pilot retirement age (CNN) -- The 161 passengers aboard United Flight 1603 must have known something was wrong when a crew member announced on the cabin loudspeaker if anyone aboard was a physician. The pilo...

October 6, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 leaving Chicago for Shanghai enountered a flock of birds during takeoff, causing the captain to declare an emergency return to O'Hare Airport, an AA spokesperson said Sunday. The aircraft landed safely. Fifteen crew members and 237 passengers were on board. The plane returned to the ga...

By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 3,000 aviation safety inspectors are being furloughed by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the government shutdown, the union representing the inspectors said Monday. The inspectors check to make sure airlines are maintaining their planes safely, conduct inspections at airports of planes and pilots, and...

Sharing the skies with remotely piloted aircraft, factors leading to runway excursions, pilot fatigue management and fostering a safety culture will top the agenda at the 66th annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS) organized by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) from October 29 to 31 in Washington, D.C. FSF president and CEO Kevin Hiatt told a pre...

A Chinese pilot in an Airbus 350 in France. Two to three hundred pilots in China are grounded because of contract disputes with their airline companies. The contracts are trying to keep pilots for life, the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Weekly reports, citing former national airline pilot Zhao Hong. Zhao has been grounded over the past three year...