Keyword: Cockpit Confidential

Three days later and little is clear about what happened to the Cubana de Aviación plane that crashed just after takeoff. Here's what you need to know.

Last year proved to be the safest year in history for air travel, but which airlines have continuously ranked among the most safe? Learn more here.

The issue of the reliability of elderly aircraft was raised earlier this summer when a 31-year-old Jet2 plane made two emergency landings in as many weeks. Here's a look at the oldest still in service.

According to Patrick Smith, a U.S. pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential, “commercial aircraft are built to last more or less indefinitely.” More here.