A new restriction bars airmen from turning on the autopilot when flying at an altitude of less than 2,000 feet at night, or when flying in bad weather.
Sixty-three of the most severe kinds of aviation accidents, known as Class A and Class B mishaps, were reported last year, down from 71 in fiscal 2020.
Fairchild Air Force Base saw 20 aircraft in their KC-135 fleet conduct a Minimum Interval Take-Off as part of a proficiency and readiness exercise conducted by the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Sept. 29, 2021.
The U.S. Air Force is pivoting from orchestrating the massive exodus of over 124,000 Afghans and Americans from a country once again under Taliban rule, to a quieter role helping even more people leave on commercial and privately organized flights.