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We Asked an Aviation Psychiatry Expert Why Pilots Might Have Psychotic Breaks
Why would someone like copilot Andreas Lubitz crash a plane deliberately when he seemed so healthy and happy?
Is the Air Quality on Passenger Planes Killing People?
Friends and family of suspected Aerotoxic Syndrome victims are claiming a global cover-up.
Stunt Planes Crash in Mid-Air, Pilots Somehow Survive
Two Red Bull pilots crashed during a show and managed to make it back to solid land unharmed.
A New App Will Help Flight Attendants Report Human Trafficking
The app allows airline workers to upload video footage of suspected trafficking cases and gives the humanitarian group Airline Ambassadors a way to count the number of tips reported to the DHS.
New Military Jets Are So Powerful, Pilots Must Be Trained in Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is "the place where I will be able to take the gloves off, the place where I can turn on all the bells and whistles," says an Air Force general.
Stephen Harper’s Plan to Spend Billions of Dollars on Fighter Jets Is In Disarray
Four years after the government announced it would buy 65 F-35 fighter jets for $85 million a piece, they announced they would postpone the decision until the indefinite future. The move marks another hiccup in Harper's long-gestating procurement plan.
Russian Pilots of the Congo
VICE travels to Goma to meet Russian expats, and learns what it's like to be a pilot in a country where, in the sky, almost anything goes.
The FAA Says Pilots Are Forgetting How to Fly
Typically the pilot is in control for only 3 minutes of your flight, which might explain why not everyone can be a Sully Sullenberger on cue.