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Pilots have to learn to hover a helicopter in order to land it. However, hovering is actually one of the toughest parts of ...
Major Mateusz Borek, flight sciences assistant department chair and chief A-29 test pilot for the Air Force Test Pilot School, was one of three pilots that ferried the new planes to Edwards AFB.
A dark cloud hangs over the Western Region as it grapples with the confirmation that all three crew members of Wednesday’s ...
A civilian aircraft was forced to take a sharp turn near Minot Air Force Base as a B-52 Stratofortress flew near it Friday ...
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
The Army helicopter that collided with a plane over D.C. in January had incorrect altitude readings, contributing to the ...
The Air Force’s goal is to get about 27 pilots through the private pilot, instrument rating and multi-engine certifications of flying within the given 139-day time frame, according to Kraus.
Air traffic controllers in North Dakota failed to warn a US Air Force B-52 bomber about an approaching passenger jet, which was forced to take evasive action to avoid a midair collision Saturday ...
The 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas runs the Air Force's largest Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training program. The yearlong program trains new pilots for the US ...
Representatives for Minot Air Force Base did not respond to a request for comment from BI. July 22, 1:30 a.m. — This story has been updated with statements from the US Air Force and the FAA.