Pilots should always use checklists, regardless of experience level, to ensure systematic checks and safe operation; it's not a crutch but a tool for consistent performance. Checklists should be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. As airlines prepare to return the Boeing BA 737 Max to ...

Pilots use "flows," or muscle memory sequences, to supplement checklists for efficient and accurate preflight and startup procedures, minimizing errors. The acronym "FATS" (Flaps, Air Brakes, Trim, ...

Romanian investigators have disclosed that the pilots of a Tarom ATR 42-500 did not perform the descent checklist before a landing incident at Chisinau in which the crew lost lateral control and the ...

As a result, the F-16 crashed nearly eight seconds after takeoff. Both pilots and nine French service members on the ground were killed when the Greek F-16 slammed into other planes ready for takeoff.

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