Differential ailerons are designed to deflect upwards more than downwards, a mechanism developed to reduce the likelihood of wing tip stall and minimize adverse yaw. This differential movement works ...

In a perfect aviation world, skies would always be clear, our engines would merely sip cheap fuel by the pint instead of guzzle it by the gallon, and the winds always would be right down the runway.

US operators of Boeing 747-400 freighters have intensified aileron inspections following recurring problems with attachment wear and damage, after a Kalitta Air incident revealed fractured components.

Investigators have suggested that familiarity with routine, combined with expectation bias, led the crew of an Embraer 190 to miss clues that the jet’s aileron cables had been cross-rigged during ...