US investigators are examining a United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9's flight-management computer after an incident in which the system's displays apparently blanked before the aircraft inadvertently ...

The Thales PureFlyt flight management system, shown here under development at their facility in Toulouse, has been selected by Airbus for the A320, A330, and A350 jets. (Photo courtesy of Thales) ...

The FAA’s Flight Standards Service issued a draft advisory circular, AC 120-FPM, in February about the broad topic of flight path management (FPM). Pending the possible incorporation of public ...

Flight Management Systems (FMS) have evolved into sophisticated, multi-functional computer systems crucial for modern aviation. These systems integrate navigation, performance optimisation and in ...

The ILS was unavailable. The crew failed to properly configure the flight management computer and monitor the aircraft’s altitude, the NTSB investigation found.

Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contract by Lockheed Martin to Upgrade U.S. Navy Seahawk Helicopter Mission and Flight Management Computers to Meet New Battlefield Threats ...

Pilots fixated on reprogramming flight management computer during descent A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 on approach to Knock airport, Ireland, "only marginally avoided" controlled flight into terrain ...

Answer: Normally, climb speed is set by the flight-management computer based on weight, temperature and cruise altitude. As a general rule, the 737s climb at a lower speed, but faster rate than ...

A flight control computer (FCC) currently under development at Collins Aerospace will have 20 times the processing power of its current generation.

The flight leg for that day also played into this pattern in 10 of the 12 months as well – indicating that the cascading effect of flight delays continued to impact flights later in the day.

NTSB faults NWA pilots for overflight The agency also found problems with air traffic control practices, and it recommended that controllers use clearer language to alert flight crews of an ...

— -- Question: Captain, I often wonder what the pilots are doing during the cruise phase of flight when many of us are sleeping or watching movies. I know they are monitoring the radios and ...