High above the Earth at 50,000 feet, U.S. Air Force aerospace physiology technicians serve as the unsung heroes behind every safe flight. These experts, like those at Joint Base San Antonio ...

Over the years, numerous improvements in aircraft design, maintenance and operational procedures have resulted from crash investigations. Each incident, especially a fatal one such as the Air India ...

Air traffic control towers are under-staffed and under-funded. Here's why that's been so difficult for Washington to solve.

Air traffic control towers are under-staffed and under-funded. Here's why that's been so difficult for Washington to solve.

Of all the features you may have noticed on your iPhone, one that stands out is the Barometer. What does this tool do, and how do you use it?

That means your body is exposed to environmental changes such as low cabin pressure, reduced oxygen levels, and air drier than most deserts. These conditions can alter the way you experience food, ...

For most mountaineers, some level of altitude sickness is inevitable. But Indigenous highlanders living on the Tibetan Plateau, known as Sherpas, have inhabited the high Himalaya long enough to ...

A three-person Army Black Hawk helicopter crew may not have received accurate altitude readings in their cockpit or an important transmission from air traffic control before the deadly crash with ...

Helicopter In DCA Collision Was Above Required Altitude, NTSB Data Shows is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is ...

BREAKING Data from the deadliest US air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press,Updated February 1, 2025, 9:05 p.m.

Watch How Air Force PJs Make a Daring High-Altitude Rescue on Mount Rainier A recent episode of Newsweek's "Unconventional" went behind the scenes of a mountain rescue at 14,000 feet.