Product: Korean Air has developed technology to inspect aircraft using swarms of small drones, which it says is the first of its kind in the aviation industry. Four drones inspect an aircraft fuselage ...

In an effort to streamline the process of inspecting its aircraft, French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has started testing the use of drones to accomplish the task. Airbus announced the news during ...

A small flying machine colliding with a large flying machine — one with people on board — almost certainly isn’t going to end well, which is why strict flying bans are in place around airports for ...

PEARLAND, Texas — A Pearland man pleaded guilty to falsifying aircraft inspection records in October 2020 on a plane that later experienced in-flight power loss and crashed, the U.S. Department of ...

When booking a pre-buy inspection, consider whether an aircraft is on the MRO's repair station certificate. Credit: Elliott Aviation When considering a preowned business aircraft, the wise purchaser ...

A private aircraft inspection uncovers an unexpected finding, offering insight into why careful maintenance checks matter in ...

The aerospace firm has been testing and demonstrating how drones can be used for quality inspection before planes are delivered to customers. Previously, Airbus' quality inspectors had to go up in ...

Drones aren’t normally something that airlines want anywhere near their planes, but European budget airline EasyJet is eyeing their use to speed up aircraft inspections. The company wants to use ...

Aircraft inspections are one of the best things operators can do to ensure safety in flight, but ironically, the chore can be a little unsafe for inspectors themselves. To properly review an ...

Having a detailed plan for every flight and following it precisely gives me great satisfaction every time I take to the sky, but I am continuously reminded that backup plans are more important even ...