A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 suffered an engine failure after hitting a bird over New York late Thursday morning. The flight made an emergency landing 20 minutes later without incident.
In a day when the flight deck is filled with automation, pilots love the opportunity to grab the controls and navigate their airplane to a challenging yet safe landing.
A pilot instructor and a trainee were killed on Thursday afternoon when a small plane crashed in the driveway of a house in eastern Pakistan, local media reported on Friday. There were no casualties on the ground.