Reconnaissance aircraft snoop around potentially hostile nations (or their ships) gathering photographic and electronic ...

VAH-5 as Modex AJ-607. Lost at sea after multiple unsuccessful landing attempts at night in bad weather - aggravated by a failed windshield wiper. Aircraft was bingo to Sardinia after several failed ...

Since the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was revealed back in 2007, it has represented a few firsts in the aviation industry. It was the plane that Virgin Atlantic used for the first flight fully powered on ...

A problem with an intercom led to uncertainty. No one was hurt. By Victor Mather A flight returned to Omaha shortly after takeoff on Monday evening when the pilots mistakenly thought someone might be ...

A Los Angeles-bound flight made an emergency landing Monday after its pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit when its flight attendants banged on the locked door because ...

Most travelers probably didn't give much thought to the security of airliner cockpits before the 9/11 attacks, and since then it might seem odd to some that cockpit doors are often left wide open ...

SURF-A tech provides direct alerts to pilots, enhancing runway safety Japan emphasizes cockpit alerts in ICAO paper post-Haneda crash NTSB consistently recommends cockpit alert technology for safety ...

A Delta Air Lines plane aborted its takeoff Wednesday morning after a window came open in the cockpit. Delta Flight 2261, a Boeing 737 scheduled to fly from Minneapolis to Las Vegas, was rolling down ...

Southwest Airlines is adding secondary cockpit barriers to its new Boeing 737s. The barriers will be deployed when the cockpit door is open, adding an extra layer of security. Other major airlines ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Engineers are in the final testing phase of a cockpit alert system they say could prevent close calls on the runway. Honeywell Aerospace's "Surface Alert System," or "SURF-A," can ...

Southwest Airlines’ newest jets are now flying with a barrier that can protect the cockpit when pilots need to open the door during flight, according to the airline. The company’s first Boeing 737 ...