The pilot of a private plane reportedly made an eerie discovery while flying thousands of feet over Rhode Island, marking the latest in unexplained encounters baffling both experts and civilians alike ...

Clear, confident communication with air traffic control is a cornerstone of safe flying. From mastering the ICAO phonetic alphabet to practicing realistic phraseology in simulators, pilots rely on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pilots caught joking on ATC radio at Reagan National are scolded by the tower. Audio came from emergency frequency not active ...

The pilots were told to act "professional" after they were caught making the noises that violated rules.

You've heard it before in plenty of TV shows and movies. A plane is plummeting to the ground or it loses engine power and the pilot says, "Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!" and air traffic control (ATC) ...

Ask any pilot about their biggest frustration with modern avionics, and the answer will be inconsistent air traffic communication. While aircraft avionics have advanced at a breakneck pace, global ATC ...