On August 16, 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashed in Venezuela, killing all 152 passengers and crew. The MD-82 jet, en route from Panama to Martinique, was flown beyond its performance ...
LOS ANGELES — The investigation of the 2009 crash of an Air France jet into the Atlantic Ocean concludes that the cockpit crew took the wrong steps to correct a high-altitude stall and blamed the ...
PARIS — The commander of an Air France jet that crashed two years ago was in the cockpit, though not at the controls, as the crew struggled to recover from a high-altitude stall that occurred as the ...
Initial flight testing explores the characteristics of the airplane as it is initially configured. At this point, the designers have done their best to create a machine that is safe to fly, meets all ...
Artificial intelligence could help prevent terrifying mid-air drops in altitude. In a new study, an international research team successfully tested a machine learning system for preventing trouble ...
(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration is slapping SkyWest with speed and altitude restrictions after one of the airline’s planes stalled last April. SkyWest — which partners with carriers ...
US investigators believe the pilots of a Hawker 900XP were insufficiently prepared for a post-maintenance stall test, during which the aircraft encountered icing and entered a fatal spin. The ...