A passenger jet exploded nearly 30 years ago. How families of aircraft disaster victims are treated was forever changed
In the days following the collision of a military helicopter and a passenger jet in Washington, DC, and the crash of a ...
Aircraft disasters have tested almost every US president. Here’s a look back
While the full details of what led to Wednesday’s terrible tragedy remain unclear, it’s not the first time a president has ...
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Tiny vanes glued to planes promise big savings for US Air Force
A surprisingly simple tweak is making a venerable military transport aircraft more efficient. Literally gluing a few ...
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The US Air Force needs aircraft fleets ready for a fight 'that we've not ever seen the likes of before,' general says
The US Air Force is overhauling its aircraft fleets, preparing them for a potential great-power fight, "a war that we've not ever seen the likes of before," a general said recently. With the ...
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The D.C.-area crash recalls some of the deadliest aircraft disasters in U.S. history
Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the ...
US Air Force F-15E strike fighters are rocking new electronic warfare tech meant to make them harder to kill
The new technology is intended to give pilots more situational awareness so they can fly in contested environments.
Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two ...
'This is the autopsy': Aircraft black boxes will take at least a year to parse through, expert says
Black boxes, which are actually orange so they can be found after a wreck, include flight data and voice recorders.
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The world's first supersonic trainer jet is on the market for just $800,000 — take a look inside the T-38 Talon
As of 2021, the average fatality rate when flying the aircraft is one, which means that there is one fatality per 239,595 flight hours, per the US Air Force. The T-38 measures 46 feet and four ...