With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its ...

The landing did not go as planned ... the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The second article will be published tomorrow.

The Navy made significant modifications to the U-2 to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier.

I knew as long as I did the work and have the discipline and whatever skill level required, that they were behind me,' ...

Carrier trials for the U-2R took place aboard the USS America in 1969. Lockheed test pilot Bill Park said that “the airplane demonstrated good wave-off characteristics, and I felt at the time that ...

A preliminary investigation into the crash-landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto last month revealed the aircraft's alert system warned of a dangerously fast descent less than three seconds ...

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s investigation details the challenges the crew of Delta Flight 4819 were facing in ...

The idea of putting an operational supersonic bomber into carrier-based service seemed ridiculous at the time, and it would ...

Flight 876, a Boeing 717 aircraft, was headed for Columbia, S.C., but instead returned to the Atlanta airport around 9 a.m. The plane was carrying 94 passengers, as well as two pilots and three ...

The wing of a Delta plane struck the runway as it was coming into land at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday evening, according to ...