What Happens Behind the Cockpit Door?
Passengers often wonder what goes on behind the closed door of the cockpit. Ericka Armstrong provides a glimpse into what pilots are doing during each phase of flight.
PHOTOS: Touring the China Airlines Maintenance Hangar
While in Taipei recently, Contributor Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren had a chance to tour China Airlines maintenance hangar.
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better! A Pilot’s Perspective of the B747-8F
In the Broadway Musical “Annie Get Your Gun”, Annie Oakley bellows in the final scene “Anything you can do, I can do better! I can do anything better than you!” If airplanes could talk, I’m pretty sure that Boeing’s...
August 7th in Aviation History: Operation Desert Shield Begins, First Flight of SpaceShipOne
First flight of SpaceShipOne, Apollo 15 returns to Earth from the Moon, Operation Desert Shield begins, and more...
AOG: What really happens when your airplane breaks
What happens behind the scenes when an airplane has a mechanical issue and can't depart as scheduled? Let's join the parts specialists and operations staff.