Emirates wants to hire airline pilots from the US to fly its widebody jets from Dubai. The pay and benefits are good, but Emirates pilots must be ready for mostly long-haul flying. Emirates pilots can ...

The ins and outs of pilot salaries in the United States.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, ...

Specialization has long been important in the field of aviation, particularly when it comes to how aircraft are used. For example, although helicopters like the Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk are both ...

While Spirit Airlines follows through on its plan to furlough several hundred pilots as part of a cost-cutting campaign, those leaving the company are finding a mixed marketplace for their services.

Work hours would be shortened for pilots who fly at night while some pilots who fly during the day could spend more time in the cockpit under a government proposal to help prevent dangerous fatigue.

Editor’s note: The following article is not intended to be a ranking, but is only to serve as a list of possible options. As the saying goes, your mileage may vary. You’ve completed flight school and ...