Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is accelerating the growth of its carrier aviation force. The highlights have ...

Projections by Navy leaders that the U.S. could be at war with the Chinese by 2027 is driving the sea service to revamp how ...

The new Electric Launch System for Unmanned Aircraft allows UAS operations on a variety of vessels, including aircraft ...

Observing nighttime flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) is like watching a meticulously choreographed ballet unfold under the cover of darkness.

Many passengers demanded the cancellation of the flight as they were locked inside the aircraft for at least five hours. Expressing disappointment, Bhattacharjee called the incident “appalling” and ...

larger and more efficient flight deck facilitating faster aircraft launching, more than twice the electrical power of previous carrier classes and a more efficient crew compliment with 500 fewer ...

That means flights from the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. The carrier has been growing quickly since launching in 2017. It is due to take delivery of another six to eight ...

America's next two aircraft carriers will be named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Construction on the new aircraft carriers will begin "in the years ahead," the White ...

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the nation’s next two aircraft carriers will be named after former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. The two carriers ...