Do Commercial Pilots Really “Suck” at Manual Flying?
Do pilots really “suck” at manual flying, as a soon-to-be-released FAA report suggests? Airbus Captain and author Eric “Cap’n Aux” Auxier explores this disturbing possibility.
Mars Rover Opportunity Funding to Cease in 2015
While NASA's baseline 2015 budget request shows no funding for the long-running Mars mission past 2015, NASA says Opportunity could continue if extra funds become available.
Commentary: Why Did a B747 DreamLifter Land at Jabara?
Many people wonder how this could happen, given the advanced avionics coupled with the impressive training all 747 pilots receive. This is a difficult question to answer, but consider these facts: it wasn't the first time this ...
United Airlines to Get First Boeing 787 in September
United Airlines will take delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner in September according to an internal memo, ending months of speculation.
USAF’s Super-Secret X-37B Approaches a Milestone
A secretive mission will pass a quiet milestone at the end of this month when the U.S. Air Force’s unmanned spaceplane the X-37B surpasses 500 days in space.