As the Army looks to cut 6,000 pilots and aviation crew, the Chinook is the second current Army helicopter modified to fly without a pilot.

Before the space shuttle could orbit in space, it had to prove that it could land on Earth. Twenty-five years ago, on August 12, 1977, the first free flight by the prototype space shuttle orbiter ...

Raytheon says its new Expeditionary Joint Precision Approach and Landing System can be set up in an austere environment in 90 minutes by two airmen, and allow the Air Force to guide planes into rough ...

Regulators like EASA define critical phases of flight as those surrounding takeoff and landing, including the takeoff roll, initial climb, approach, and landing. These moments share low altitude, high ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Ford carriers, for example, are built with what’s called Advanced Arresting Gear intended to increase landing precision and essentially stop a fighter in motion as it ...

METRO AIRPORT (WXYZ) — The U.S. Special Counsel is taking issue with the actions of Federal Aviation Administration managers at Metro Airport yet again. The 7 ...

Investigators have determined that an Air Tahiti ATR 72-600 crew did not abort an approach to Atuona airport, despite its becoming destabilised, leading to dual control inputs and a hard landing. The ...