Fast forward more than two decades. The founder of Freedom Fabricators in Jupiter, Fla., stands in front of a large press brake and its touchscreen controller, again working aluminum—this time on a ...

The carrier has had mechanical problems throughout its eight-month deployment, but officials now say it is ready for battle.

Maximum gross weight for the SW-51 is 1,874 pounds, although von Kessel said that testing is underway to increase that to 2,100. The airplane I flew had a useful load of 461 pounds. With full fuel, it ...

Landing a plane on a small flight deck is far harder than on a large runway—and requires a much larger support crew.

The Boeing 747 was originally designed with the nose door as an intended feature because it was expected to be a very popular cargo aircraft from conception. When the production line was finally ...

Over a single 12-month tour, Paden logged 1,800 flight hours as a door gunner, crew chief and flight engineer on one of Vietnam's most indispensable and vulnerable aircraft, the CH-47, also known as ...

Two iconic Boeing aircraft that have a lot in common, but also, plenty of interesting differences. What really makes these aircraft unique?

HADES comes as the Army is retiring around 60 turboprop ISR aircraft, including the RC-12X Guardrail, seen here in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Getty Images) After a half-century of flying turboprop ISR ...

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. SAN FRANCISCO — At this swanky investor event in the heart of the financial district here, the ...

Just days after U.S. forces captured them, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were escorted by armored vehicle and helicopter to face drug charges in federal court. Photo: ...