Boeing Co. has been forced to ground its 737 MAX aircraft after two of the jetliners were recently involved in deadly crashes in Indonesia and in Ethiopia. Much of the investigative focus has been on ...

A new retrospective on the history of fighter jet cockpit controls moves through 65 years of analog, and later digital, evolution. Thanks to the computer processor and display technologies, pilots can ...

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The cockpit of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 is a beautifully ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- With just a pull of lever and a press of a button, power and fuel can be cut to a plane's engine by fire extinguishers. That's what was allegedly attempted by off-duty pilot ...

Editorial Note: This is an excerpt from our article on emerging automated test equipment technologies featured in the May 2019 edition of Avionics International. Check out the full version here.

Earlier this month, pilots of an Air France Boeing 777 reported that their aircraft had lost control after it failed to respond to control inputs during landing. Investigators looking over the data ...