The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 features an analog cockpit.

Plans also call for the plane's avionics system to automatically convert all radio communications to text displayed on a cockpit screen. That way, the pilot will have a transcript of all the ...

Airplane windows might seem ordinary, but they are as much of an engineering marvel as the rest of a modern aircraft. These windows are made of three layers of material to facilitate the plane's ...

Both engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a ...

From the most iconic airplanes in aviation history to those among the forgotten passenger jets that once graced the skies, there's no denying that aircraft are incredible feats of engineering. These ...

Honeywell is testing new alerts that can give pilots more reaction time to avoid close calls at congested airports. Serious airline accidents are rare, but the United States is the busiest aviation ...