As is the case with most careers, the pathway to becoming a professional pilot is a unique one. From the most experienced pilots captaining major airlines across the globe to recreational pilots ...

Fighter pilots are in constant proximity to their own mortality. All servicemembers face these thoughts to some extent—but pilots are unique in that they usually face them alone. The physical dangers ...

View highlights from the 2008 Become A Pilot Family Day at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. At this annual event, pilots fly their planes in to the Center for an ...

As single-pilot cockpits advance technologically, safety concerns and industry tensions are redefining how—and how soon—commercial aviation might embrace this controversial shift in Europe. ByAlex ...

Pilots regularly grapple with high “G forces” while in the cockpit—forces that the human body is not meant to handle, and that lead to stress-related injuries over time. Flying a fighter jet is often ...