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Everyone knows that air traffic controllers keep aircraft from bumping into each other, but just how much separation does ATC provide? That’s not an essay question. Instead, separate fact from misconceptions about ATC service in this quiz. Take the quiz. More Brainteasers

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. It’s not really clear what happened on board a Russian military Tu-154 at a Moscow-area airport but there’s a flight crew that’s undoubtedly happy to be on the ground after an odd loss-of-control […]

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has announced his response to the seeming crisis of confidence in the air traffic control system with a shuffle of responsibilities on the top floor of the FAA building. But while it is the sleeping-on-the-job the issue that has made headlines and provided endless material for late-night talk show writers in […]

Against incredible odds, the survivor of a plane crash in an avalanche-prone area of British Columbia’s Rocky Mountains was found unharmed Friday and rescuers were rewarded with a wag of his tail. Rusty, a border collie that was on board a Cessna 180 that went down in Yoho National Park near Golden, B.C. last Wednesday, […]

The president of Diamond Aircraft has issued a public appeal (PDF) for support for his company’s bid for a $35 million loan from the government of Canada. In an Op/Ed piece in the London (Ontario) Free Press, Peter Maurer says the company’s survival may depend on the politically mired loan request. “The protracted federal government […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. When Salvador Alvarez Patuel’s beloved wife asked him to cut down on real-world flying, he accommodated her … and built a substantially accurate Boeing 737 flight deck/simulator in his house. To be clear, […]

Wednesday, a remote-controlled submarine was used some 600 miles off the coast of Brazil, nearly 13,000 feet down in the Atlantic, to spot the chassis of Air France Flight 447’s flight data recorder, with the data module missing — that module was found, Sunday. The finding has led to hopes that investigators may be able […]

Retired captain Chesley Sullenberger warned in an interview published Thursday by the DailyBeast.com that cuts to FAA funding may have an impact on safety and that the government should be forthcoming about potential consequences. According to Sullenberger, cuts could translate to reductions in staffing at regulatory agencies and represent a decision to accept something less […]

The prototype manned solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse, is being prepared in Switzerland for a first international trip that could begin as early as May 2, with a leg to Brussels, followed by a trip to the Paris Air Show. The aircraft has been designed to demonstrate solar technology by flying continuously day and night on […]

The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine has ordered the state to repay a Massachusetts aircraft owner about $26,000 after overturning a lower court ruling to do with the state’s controversial use tax. As we first reported in 2007, Steve Kahn bought a Cirrus SR22 in 2003 and registered it in his home state. He used […]