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Pilot Denies Crew Was Napping

Pilot Denies Crew Was Napping

The first officer of the Northwest Airlines jet that missed its destination by 150 miles says there was no fight in the cockpit and no one had fallen asleep.

 

Officials probe fatigue after jet misses airport

Officials probe fatigue after jet misses airport

The FAA has launched an investigation into why two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to make radio contact with ground controllers for more than an hour and overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles ...

 

Search widened for missing F-16 pilot

Search widened for missing F-16 pilot

Aircraft and ships continue to search the Atlantic Ocean off the South Carolina coast for an F-16 fighter pilot whose jet collided ...

 

And The New Bachelor Is... Jake!

And The New Bachelor Is... Jake!

After many weeks of Internet speculation, Dallas pilot Jake Pavelka will be the new Bachelor. ABC made the announcement on the Tuesday night live results show of Dancing With the Stars. The new season of The Bachelor begins filming in a few days and Pavelka says he's ready to meet the 25 eligible women who will be vying for his affection.

 

Remains of U.S. pilot found in Iraq after 18 years

The remains of the first American lost in the Persian Gulf War have been found in Iraq, the military said Sunday, after struggling ...

 

Buffalo Plane Crash First Officer Rebecca Shaw Paid $16,000 To $20,000 A Year

Buffalo Plane Crash First Officer Rebecca Shaw Paid $16,000 To $20,000 A Year

Federal investigators hammered Colgan Air executives about the pay of their pilots -- in 24-year-old Shaw's case, she made between $16,000 and $20,000 a year, according to testimony -- as well as whether they were discouraged from getting second jobs and felt pressure by the company not to call in sick.

Pilot fatigue also is being examined as a factor in the Flight 3407 crash.

 

Pilot in Buffalo-area crash struggled to learn aircraft system

Pilot in Buffalo-area crash struggled to learn aircraft system

Safety investigators were told the pilot in the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven years had trouble learning a critical ...

 

Portable toilets save stricken pilot in US air crash

Portable toilets save stricken pilot in US air crash

A US pilot avoids injury in a crash after his plane's fall is cushioned by a row of portable toilets.

 

Alaska Airlines, pilots reach contract agreement

Alaska Airlines and the union for its 1,500 pilots say they have a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract.

 

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