According to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), there are about 2,700 flights that cross the world’s oceans every day. When you’re halfway between continents and your airplane suffers ...

Despite the success of the US Airlines Airbus A320 crew in ditching an aircraft in the Hudson river so skilfully that all passengers and crew escaped, the event has reignited debate about whether ...

Pilots from across Europe have been plunging into a lake while training for an international competition. Crews have been practising ditching their light aircraft in the water and escaping from the ...

How skill and rigorous training helped pilots endure when ditching was the only option. David Kindy Today's aircraft can safely and routinely fly over large bodies of water, including the Atlantic ...

It started with training for horizontal directional drill owners and operators. Then came vacuum excavation training. Now, with the introduction of four new modules, more underground construction and ...

US Airways believes a dearth of data about aircraft ditching on which to draw is prohibitive in creating simulator training for those scenarios. Airbus A320 fleet captain John Hope says the lack of ...

Bizliner Aviation recently completed comprehensive cockpit and cabin crew ditch training required under Part 125 for a Boeing Business Jets BBJ2 operator based in North America. Bizliner developed ...