DC-10 vs MD-11 cockpit: analog tri-crew vs digital two-pilot flight deck. How automation reshaped widebody aviation philosophy.

A glass cockpit removed the need for a flight engineer and made it easier for pilots to fly the MD-11.

China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) is rapidly advancing in avionics development as it seeks to challenge the dominance of Airbus and Boeing. The avionics systems integrated into COMAC’s ...

Nearly 23 years after 9/11, the feds are finally expected to make all commercial planes have secondary cockpit barriers to prevent planes from being hijacked. Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that ...

Previously, flight crew often used a beverage cart to create a physical barrier for passengers when pilots needed to exit the cockpit mid-flight Kevin Carter/Getty; Southwest Airlines Southwest ...