A pilot, whose flight instructor died after takeoff, thought he was "just pretending to take a nap," according to a report from the U.K.’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch. On June 29, the ...

"The pilot knew the instructor well and thought he was just pretending to take a nap whilst the pilot flew the circuit," the report states Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flight lesson, which should have been routine and uneventful, ended in tragedy. Viktoria ...

The pilot was flying around in a Piper PA-28-161, a similar one pictured, when the instructor had a fatal heart attack. A pilot flew around northern England with his aviation instructor unknowingly ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Two 18-year-old aviation students from Hampton University are still hospitalized with serious injuries after a Cessna 172 crashed Thursday afternoon near the Newport ...

Skyborne Airline Academy announced significant increases in pay and benefits for its Certificated Flight Instructors (CFIs). New compensation packages include annual salaries ranging from $37,000 to ...