What it's like to work as an Emirates Boeing 777 pilot, from free flights to tax-free pay starting at $7,000 a month

Emirates Boeing 777 pilot Richard Vellinga said he gets free flights and good pay, but has atypical work-life balance given ...

What it's like being a helicopter pilot in Antarctica, where tourists shell out $14K+ for the experience

Quark Expeditions pilot Jonathan Mutch is working his third season in Antarctica. He says it's not unusual to see guests well ...

Southwest's pilot union says rising crewmember fatigue is the airline's 'number-one safety threat'

The union said pilots calling out of work fatigued in March increased more than 300% compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 400 737 Max pilots are suing Boeing over an 'unprecedented cover-up' of flaws in the plane's design

The pilots accuse Boeing of putting profit before safety, and say the continued grounding of the 737 Max has made their careers less certain.

China's recruiting a lot more flattop fighter pilots — another sign China has big plans for its aircraft carriers

China has one operational carrier, a second expected to enter service soon, and a third under construction. And, there may be more on the way.

American Airlines pilots say there's been a 'significant spike' in safety problems

The Allied Pilots Association said incidents included tools being left in wheel wells, and collisions between aircraft being towed or tugged.

Here's what a seasoned A-10 Warthog pilot says it feels like to fire the attack aircraft's powerful cannon

"The coolest thing I've ever done in an airplane to this day is shooting the gun," the A-10 pilot and squadron commander said.

The US Air Force says the military's new dogfighting AI fighter jet pilot is making 'dramatic' advances from one test to the next

The development of autonomous pilots is moving faster than the Air Force had expected, as a flight last month showed.

Warren Buffett's private jet firm NetJets is suing its pilots' union over claims of defamation

The 3,400-member union for NetJets pilots accused the Berkshire Hathaway-owned firm of lackluster safety procedures, which NetJets called false.
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An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing after pilots wrongly thought someone was breaking into the cockpit

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