Pilot

An EgyptAir pilot posted a threatening video featuring an El Al plane and Anwar Sadat's speech. The incident follows a foiled hijacking attempt on a flydubai flight, raising serious aviation security concerns.

Two off-duty pilots traveling on FlyDubai flight 1073 successfully subdued an attacking co-pilot and landed the Boeing aircraft safely in Saudi Arabia.

Pilots fighting in the cockpit are rare, but history shows dramatic cases ranging from fatal crashes to violent mid-air brawls that endangered passengers.

Israeli actor and flight instructor Guy Kapulnik, 46, was killed in a light plane crash in California's San Bernardino County alongside a female passenger.

Israeli airline pilot salaries range from 20,000 to 80,000 NIS gross per month, placing them among the highest earners in the local economy despite expensive initial training.

An airline demanded a refund for the expensive training of a pilot who joined a competitor, but the court ruled against the company and ordered it to pay 10,000 shekels in legal costs.

A Marine Corps pilot ejected from an F/A-18 fighter jet moments before it crashed into a mountainside in Washington state. Body camera footage shows him walking toward police officers with his face covered in blood and dirt. He sustained only minor cuts, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

A major drama in the air: 24 people were injured on a flight from Thailand to India after an Air India captain lost consciousness and the autopilot disconnected. A disturbing testimony from a flight attendant: "He was sitting on the floor and trying to smoke." The co-pilot took control and prevented a major disaster.

Air India flight AI2379, traveling from Phuket to Delhi with 145 people on board, experienced a frightening incident at cruising altitude. According to the aviation magazine One Mile at a Time, the aircraft suddenly lost 300 feet of altitude, exceeding its structural load limit. Because the seatbelt sign was not illuminated, 13 passengers and four crew members sustained injuries due to severe...

An Air India captain will undergo further testing after the aircraft he was piloting during a flight from Phuket suddenly lost altitude. The Indian aviation authority has classified the event as a "serious incident."

A Malaysia Airlines pilot was arrested last July in Indonesia after being caught smuggling a massive quantity of hard drugs. It is suspected that the 39-year-old pilot used drugs while flying a plane with 170 passengers on board, putting their lives at risk.

A civilian pilot for "Malaysia Airlines" was arrested at Jakarta airport after 26 kg of drugs were discovered in his suitcase. Indonesian authorities were stunned to discover that the pilot had flown the plane under the influence of cocaine and ecstasy. He now faces a possible death penalty after admitting he exploited lenient screening procedures.