Pilots

Delta Air Lines just made an announcement that might make customers' eyes roll

American Airlines pilots just sent a warning to customers (it’s not good)

Getty Images I don’t want to worry you, but all is not perfect in the airline world. more Technically incorrect After so much positive chatter from airline CEOs, one – United’s Scott Kirby – confessed this week that business travel is stabilizing. It may have something to do with companies stabilizing the number of people …

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Delta Air Lines just made an announcement that might make customers' eyes roll

American Airlines pilots just sent a warning to customers (it’s not good)

Getty Images I don’t want to worry you, but all is not perfect in the airline world. more Technically incorrect After so much positive chatter from airline CEOs, one – United’s Scott Kirby – confessed this week that business travel is stabilizing. It may have something to do with companies stabilizing the number of people …

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A Dose of Virtual Reality: Pilots Upgrade 316th OSS Helicopter Simulator to Meet Training Needs

A Dose of Virtual Reality: Pilots Upgrade 316th OSS Helicopter Simulator to Meet Training Needs

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – First Lt. Joseph Mull, a pilot with the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, flew one of two UH-1N Hueys in formation over the National Capital Region. The storyline was a routine 30-minute mission in late October where Mull followed leader Huey taking off from Andrews and navigating …

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Pilots experience worst-case scenarios in Embry-Riddle's new space disorientation lab

Pilots experience worst-case scenarios in Embry-Riddle’s new space disorientation lab

In the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Spatial Disorientation Lab, flight student Nella Filipkova wears a virtual reality headset as the device she sits in spins rapidly. It almost looks like she’s attached to an amusement park ride, but the new simulator isn’t meant for entertainment. Rather, it is a life-saving training tool allowing pilots to realistically …

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