Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday that he plans to ride in the cockpit of an aircraft operated by artificial intelligence to experience the technology of the ...

About 15 years ago, Czech aircraft designer Milan Bristela saw a significant jump in the maximum speed at which small planes could travel. “But when I saw the pilots getting out of these aircraft, ...

Channel your inner Red Baron, or Snoopy, at the first-even Open Cockpit Day at Valiant Air Command’s Warbird Museum in Titusville. “It’s a unique chance to explore history up close,” said museum ...

The aircraft climbs higher and higher as the blue sky slowly darkens. Below, clouds flatten and the curve of Earth becomes visible. This is not ordinary flight, it feels like stepping outside the ...

Two iconic Boeing jets, yet pilots notice striking contrasts. What sets the 757 and 767 apart in the eyes of those at the ...

Avionics used to be the realm of reliable but incremental upgrades — new radar here, a better flight management system there. Today, the real leap is happening inside the silicon: ever‑faster ...

Amtrak offers 25% fare discounts and free shuttle rides to Open Cockpit Day. Visitors receive free museum admission and access to six daily train routes. Event promotes sustainable travel and aviation ...

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered commercial service with Swissair in October 1980, and became a mainstay of ...