Once taught in every flight school and used in every cockpit, it is increasingly rare as other technologies—apps and the electronic flight computer—have replaced it.

The vulnerability of the airline industry to malicious hacking is, ironically, a consequence of just how transformative modern computer technology has been in enabling safe, reliable flight.

So why not replace the paper tech logs now used by most airlines with electronic technical logs (ETL), installed on the electronic flight bags most pilots carry?

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avilution, LLC, an avionics software company headquartered at the Huntsville International Airport, has completed the first successful flight of an ...

As lithium battery fires become more common on flights, Southwest Airlines is asking passengers to keep power banks visible.

A LATAM flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Santiago had to make an emergency return to LAX after apparent electronics problems aboard the aircraft. The Boeing 787-8 circled over the ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is urging the FAA to ease rules governing the inflight use of portable electronic devices (PEDs). The agencies split jurisdiction when it comes to PEDs ...

The electronic flight bag technology is in use with more than 65 airlines including United, Frontier, KLM, IndiGo and Wizz. Southwest brings it to the largest U.S. airline in terms of domestic ...