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With the rapid ascent of autonomous aircraft, somehow those old jokes about the need for fewer or no pilots at all, aren’t as funny as they used to be

There’s no mystery in the NTSB’s probable cause findings for this incident

Sometimes it’s all about who you celebrate with

The high-end bizjet was the victim of a failed engine program

How the success of Blue Origins might mean that a new space race is actually open. I forget who said that “all politics are local,” a sentiment I don’t entirely agree with, but I do think that space flight is inherently global and inescapably political. Maybe it shouldn’t be so much of the later. NASA, […]

When comfort becomes a life or death issue

In the wake of controversy and complaints about unfair pricing, the FAA has issued guidance for pilots and FBO owners

It’s that time of year again and the FAA is hoping to keep holiday decoration hazards to a minimum for pilots

The argument over net neutrality is tainted, and here’s why we in aviation should be worried. The battle over net neutrality is heating up!again!only this time the dialog features a lot of robots weighing in on the subject. Net neutrality is the current longtime policy under which Internet providers are not allowed to give bandwidth […]

Some tips to cut risk when you descend on an approach