Southwest Airlines has been under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration for a year, with the probe focused on its aircraft weight and balance calculations, a critical step before ...

Avibridge is seeking funding for an aircraft weight-and-balance system it is developing as a more accurate and safer alternative to the current paper-based load sheet system. The Bangkok-based company ...

Proper weight and balance management in light aircraft are critical to maintaining stability, efficient performance, and safe operation. Pilots must consider factors such as weight distribution, fuel ...

National Transportation Safety Board documents, released on Wednesday, reveal a great deal about weight and balance calculations on the de Havilland DHC-3 Otter that crashed in Soldotna last July. The ...

Loadmasters, provider of aircraft weight and balance services, is launching a new load and trim service offering. The new service enables the company to provide bespoke documentation for every ...

Student pilots often over-control the aircraft during takeoff and landing by using excessive force and two hands on the yoke/stick; instead, a gentle touch and one hand on the yoke/stick (the other on ...

A couple of years ago over the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Let 410 plane went out of control while descending on the small town of Bandundu and crashed. There was only one survivor. Since the ...

Today, the Wall Street Journal broke the news that Southwest Airlines has been under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration for a year. The investigation, which began in February 2018, ...