While the position isn't quite as common as it used to be, a professional flight engineer is the third member of the flight crew of large commercial aircraft. In a three-member crew, the pilot is ...

Today, aircraft typically only require two flight crew: the pilot and the co-pilot. But this was not always the case. Before the development of more sophisticated microprocessors and computers, ...

KnightHawk Engineering supports Angel Flight South Central missions using company aviation resources to help connect passengers with needed care. Photo courtesy of KnightHawk Engineering. For KHE, the ...

Christina Harvey, a University of California, Davis, researcher studying how bird flight can be used to improve aircraft design, has been awarded a 2023 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering ...

An integrated approach of digital engineering and flight test is paramount to rapid success as we move forward into the emerging era of hypersonic flight. While digital engineering techniques and ...

The flight deck has undergone a dramatic evolution—from analog instruments and manual control inputs to integrated, data-rich environments designed to support pilot decision-making. Today’s cockpits ...

Welcome to The Work Day, a series that charts a single day in various women’s working lives — from gallery owners to stay-at-home parents to chief executives. In this installment, we hear from Emma ...

Passionate about aircraft and flight, doctoral candidate Ahmed Elgohary chose the University of Cincinnati to further his education in aerospace engineering. Part of the Modeling, Dynamics, and ...

The TWA terminal was the architectural high point at Kennedy airport — and dream city for young aircrew. Courtesy Allwaysny At last, I looked like the airline pilot I had long planned to be, striding ...