Boeing Co. has been forced to ground its 737 MAX aircraft after two of the jetliners were recently involved in deadly crashes in Indonesia and in Ethiopia. Much of the investigative focus has been on ...

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The 1980s saw a significant change in the nature of commercial air transportation and military aircraft operations as a consequence of remarkable growth in application of new avionics. These included ...

A new retrospective on the history of fighter jet cockpit controls moves through 65 years of analog, and later digital, evolution. Thanks to the computer processor and display technologies, pilots can ...

Heavier-than-air flight control systems have evolved from basic weight shifting to complex fly-by-wire, driven by the need to manage faster, heavier aircraft and reduce pilot workload through ...

The Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747 represent two of the most iconic widebody aircraft ever produced, each embodying distinct engineering philosophies that are evident starting in the cockpit. While ...

The cockpit of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 is a beautifully complex place where a handful of analog gauges live side-by-side with digital displays. Among the vast array of system switches and ...