Three F-16 pilots were given the distinguished combat awards for shooting down Iranian drones aimed at Israel in 2024.

There is a reason you earned that instrument rating.

It has to be one of the most worrying situations that can happen on a flight: a pilot falling ill at 35,000 ft. And that scenario is exactly what unfolded yesterday, when a Jet2 flight was forced to

New data from airlines, recruiters, and industry groups shows pilot hiring rebounding after a 2025 slowdown, with momentum building in 2026.

The advanced flight helmet—designated the "Next-Generation Fixed-Wing Helmet" (NGFWH)—will be manufactured by the Gentex Corporation in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.

American Airlines continues to lag United and Delta due to a “culmination of mistakes,” a union spokesperson said.

Pilots, drivers, and automated safety systems in cars and airplanes could be alerted to icy hazards by a pair of sensors developed at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. […]

The F-35A is the US Air Force’s variant of the Joint Strike Fighter—yet is broadly similar to the Navy’s F-35C, and could be substituted for it during training.

You probably won't see many airline pilots with big, bushy beards—or any facial hair at all. Here's the real reason why airline pilots can't have beards. Whether short and scruffy or long and full, beards give guys a way to express themselves. And they ...