The Real Product Boeing & Airbus Sell Airlines Isn't The Jet: It's The Cockpit

Airlines are always big spenders, even if many may run close to the brink of economic collapse. Billions of dollars are spent ...
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The vanishing role: Inside America’s last flight engineer cockpits

Most modern aircraft are flown by two pilots, but a select few legacy machines in the United States still rely on a third, highly specialized crew member: the flight engineer. This critical role, once ...

More women in the cockpit: Israir welcomes three new female pilots, reaching a record high

Israir now employs seven female pilots, representing around 10% of its operational pilot workforce, as the airline expands ...
Los Angeles Times

Alaska Airlines flight: Cockpit audio is lost, and a mysterious warning light is investigated

As investigators examine what caused a panel on an Alaska Airlines plane bound for Southern California to blow off midflight, forcing an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., federal officials Sunday ...
CNN

EgyptAir Flight 804: Cockpit voice recorder found damaged

The cockpit voice recorder for EgyptAir Flight 804 has been found but is damaged, an Egyptian investigative committee said Thursday, a day after the government said it found the wreckage of the ...
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First flight for glass cockpit MD 500

A new glass cockpit option for the MD Helicopters 500 single-engined turbine is nearing US Federal Aviation Administration certification, expected by the end of this month, following first flight of ...
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Germanwings Flight 9525: What were cockpit security protocols?

Analysts say situation may have been avoided with a "two in the cockpit always" protocol Reports that one of the pilots on doomed Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit, trying to break ...
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Keep Your Cockpit Gear From Going Rogue

Unsecured EFBs and personal items aren't just distractions-they're potential hazards.