The captain of the Southwest Airlines plane whose nose gear collapsed at LaGuardia Airport took over from the first officer during the last 400 feet of the landing, reports the Huffington Post. The article cited a private aviation expert who proclaimed: “It’s unusual for a co-pilot or captain to take…

Pilots should not use cellphones and other distracting devices during critical flight operations, federal accident investigators announced in a safety alert this month. The safety alert follows a recent finding by the National Transportation Safety Board that a medical helicopter pilot contributed to the death of four people by sending…