The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered ...

Every time there’s a plane crash or other aviation safety incident, we often hear talk of the famous “black box”. Of course, anyone these days will tell you that they’re not black, but orange, for ...

The aircraft had taken off from Valencia bound for Ibiza, carrying 98 passengers and six crew members. Most were believed to be holidaymakers returning home after the festive season.

Modern cockpit doors have safety systems to keep out intruders. They can be opened from the cabin - to help pilots in an emergency. But control is from within. And that has its own dangers. Virtually ...

Southwest Airlines is rolling out new technology in its Boeing 737 fleet in hopes of making takeoffs and landings safer. "Traffic doubles every 15 years…it is really seconds from disaster…We have a ...

A new prototype plane features a screen instead of a front-facing window in its cockpit. The technology is closer to the mainstream than it sounds. Airplane design has basically remained unchanged for ...

On Christmas Day in 1996, Kelly Jeffries was invited to ride in the jump seat of a De Havilland Dash 8. This was, by all ...

Police took a man into custody after he allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and attempted to storm the plane’s cockpit last week. A fellow passenger on the flight described the Jan. 9 incident to ...

At CES 2026, Alps Alpine is presenting components for the vehicle cockpit. They combine cameras, sensors, voice output, and ...

Airbus Defence and Space has taken the wraps off its fighter cockpit of tomorrow that it's helping to develop as part of Europe's Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) ...