The airspeed indicators on an aircraft or a similar flying vehicle display speed in knots. A knot is a speed measurement equivalent to one nautical mile per hour. In other words, if the aircraft ...

While it’s too early to know if airspeed indicators will prove to be related to Monday’s accident, the possibility underscores the need for better and more consistent pilot training ...

A passenger jet that crashed into the sea near Indonesia last week had an airspeed indicator problem on its final four flights, officials say. The damage to the device, which tells pilots how fast ...