US regulators have finalised a requirement for new-build civil aircraft to carry cockpit-voice recorders with 25h duration, although an extended compliance period will be granted to lower-weight ...

Avionics used to be the realm of reliable but incremental upgrades — new radar here, a better flight management system there. Today, the real leap is happening inside the silicon: ever‑faster ...

In aviation, uncertainty is dangerous—not just in the skies, but in the aftermath of a crash. When we don’t know the probable cause after an accident, misinformation and speculation fill the void.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave Boeing the green light in October to raise 737 MAX production from 38 to 42 aircraft per month, ending nearly two years of tight scrutiny. The FAA’s ...

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered commercial service with Swissair in October 1980, and became a mainstay of ...

The days where the pilot was forced to interpret multiple data streams simultaneously are over; the aircraft performs the synthesis now. As anyone who has glanced inside the cockpit of an older ...