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How one 172 jockey made his dream happen

The Ukrainian 737-800 went down shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 aboard.

The 10th edition of the annual backcountry hangout was bigger than ever. Some were concerned that sheer size would ruin the spirit of the event. They couldn’t have been more wrong.

Was the landing mishap that claimed the lives of both pilots of a Shorts cargo hauler bound to happen?

After having recently recalled more than 200 employees who were furloughed by the company in November, Mooney International has once again laid off the majority of its workforce and walked back promises of holiday pay, according to a Mooney employee in a story by the Kerrville Daily Times. Negotiations had been ongoing between a new […]

To pilots, airports are magical places. It’s where the dream of flight takes wing and becomes reality. Since 1903, the number of airports in the United States (and in the world) have grown steadily, though the exact number is hard to say. What constitutes an airport, anyways? Well, if you step outside the FAA’s airport […]

Plane & Pilot readers circled their tracks to look for their lost cell phone, and made an amazing discovery.

Learning to fly is a long process with a big price tag, but a great instructor can make all the difference.

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The crash of the tourist helicopter claimed the lives of seven people, including one who might have been a reluctant passenger.