Aircraft trim, though often overlooked, is a critical control surface that significantly impacts flight stability, pilot comfort, and can be essential for maintaining control during emergencies or ...

SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - United States and European regulators knew at least two years before a Lion Air crash that the usual method for controlling the Boeing 737 Max's nose angle might not work in ...

WASHINGTON—Calls for an additional angle-of-attack indicator and concerns over the flight crew’s ability to manually trim the aircraft in an emergency are among the issues highlighted in the initial ...

A mis-selected rudder trim switch caused a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 to suffer an in-flight upset that slightly injured a cabin crew member. The incident occurred during the late afternoon of 6 ...

The EASA document said that after flight testing, the FAA's Transport Airplane Directorate, which oversees design approvals and modifications, was concerned about whether the 737 MAX system complied ...