The Ford-class aircraft carrier’s AAG system is far better than the old steam-based hydraulic catapults—but the Navy has struggled with technical issues in its implementation. For over 70 years, ...

The FAA said the incident happened April 6, when a plane avoided going off the end of the runway thanks to the Engineered ...

On March 18, 2016, what began as a routine carrier landing aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower turned into a near-catastrophe. A U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye surveillance aircraft touched down as usual, its ...

Three U.S. airports plan to install an aircraft arresting system of crushable concrete blocks designed to prevent runway overruns. The runway safety area extensions, made by Engineered Arresting ...

Close up of fighter jet parked on the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier - Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images The Ford class of aircraft carriers is the latest addition to the US Navy's ...

The state's largest airport is removing a structure designed to stop aircraft overruns that was installed after the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 in 1999. The structure won't be replaced ...

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