SINGAPORE – In November 2024, a Scoot pilot who had 13 years of flying under his belt encountered a bird strike for the first time in his career. The aircraft was descending towards Phuket ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has said the helicopter was flying above its mandated 200-foot ceiling and that its crew was likely wearing night vision goggles, which pilots said can ...

That altimeter uses a radio beam to show the helicopter’s altitude above ground level, but it may not have been what the pilots of the helicopter were referencing at the time of the crash ...

A bird strike refers to a collision between an aircraft and one or more birds during flight. Bird strikes impose significant financial costs on the aviation industry worldwide. The total annual cost ...

on January 29, indicated the helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate and the pilots may not have heard some calls from the Reagan National Airport control tower, officials said.