Who hasn't peeked into the cockpit of a plane when boarding a flight? The dashboard with hundreds of buttons, levers and knobs controlling things the average traveler can't begin to understand is a ...

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CARY – Privately held Lord Corp is celebrating what is being called the “largest” deal in the company’s history: A contract to build a cockpit control module for Boeing’s big-selling 737 Max jetliner.

The 737 Max is the fastest selling airplane in Boeing's history. The aircraft offer quieter engines and more fuel efficient features than older variants of the 737 family. Boeing has a deal with a ...

American F-16 Fighting Falcons are getting a new cockpit management unit (CMU) from Avalex as part of the U.S. Air Force’s mobile user objective system (MUOS) program to upgrade the so-called Viper.

A new retrospective on the history of fighter jet cockpit controls moves through 65 years of analog, and later digital, evolution. Thanks to the computer processor and display technologies, pilots can ...

In a chilling revelation from the preliminary investigation into last month’s tragic Air India AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, authorities have zeroed in on a key cockpit component—the fuel control ...