The FAA believes pilots need more practice hand-flying aircraft if the industry is to be successful in reducing the number of loss-of-control accidents, still listed as the leading cause of industry ...

Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.

Last fall, I reported that Alaska Airlines planned to provide pilots with iPads, speculating that the touchscreen devices could be used to replace bulky paper manuals. Now, Alaska Air has made it ...

The FAA gives approval for the airline to be the first commercial carrier to toss out its paper-based flight manuals in lieu of iPads -- saving the airline $1.2 million in gas costs. Dara Kerr was a ...