This video excerpt from NOVA: "Crash of Flight 447" explores the powerful computer system that runs the A330 aircraft, controlling speed, altitude, direction, and more—in fact, every aspect of the ...

WASHINGTON -- The same Internet access now available on most commercial flights makes it possible for hackers to bring down a plane, a government watchdog warned Tuesday. The finding by the Government ...

Computers on planes have made flying safer, but they can also create turmoil. August 3, 2009 — -- Ben Cave was starting to get bored. The Australian had been sitting in his seat for more than ...

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently faced scrutiny after a software error caused a JetBlue flight to lose altitude and make an emergency landing. Nearly 6,000 ...

UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) is the process of developing a next-generation aircraft computer that the company says will offer 20 times the computing power of today’s flight control computers.

Federal regulators have not taken adequate steps to protect computer systems on airliners from hackers, a government watchdog agency reported on Friday. The agency said the Federal Aviation ...

Airliners can make a lot of noise and use a lot of fuel when they're coming in for a landing. A new onboard computer system, however, was recently shown to be effective at addressing both problems.

Answer: Computer security is taken very seriously. Airplane flight control and flight management computers are segregated and hardened against outside intrusions. It is possible a hacker might ...

A very old spy plane and a very new computer system played pivotal roles in last week’s computer glitch that temporarily paralyzed flight operations in southern California, officials tell CNN. The ...

How serious is a cybersecurity consultant’s claim that he hacked into airliner computer systems and controlled an aircraft engine during a flight? It could happen, according to a Government ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — A cybersecurity consultant told the ...