Before every flight, pilots walk around their aircraft... a ritual the Wright Brothers created. Dan Patterson takes you ...

Operational support company Nimbl has released a 2026 Flight Department Prep Checklist, shown below, to help operators ...

The following are a number of noteworthy items from the FAA's Air Transportation Operations Inspector's Handbook, FAA Order 8400.10, "Aircraft Checklists" that operators will find pertinent as they ...

Several accidents have shone a spotlight on the important role human factors play in the development of checklists. Legislation would allow waivers for transponder use, and it doesn’t require ADS-B ...

Reading the NTSB's preliminary report on the ill-fated Gulfstream G-IV jet that crashed after a rejected takeoff at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts a few weeks ago killing all 7 people on ...

British hospitals are to take their lead from the aviation industry by implementing an aircraft-style checklist to cut the risks of surgery. Surgeons and nurses will be asked to follow a checklist ...

Flying may be the safest way to travel, but it sure hasn’t felt that way lately. Images of a flaming aircraft on a Tokyo runway and of a door blown off an Alaska Airlines flight seem to have ...