Safran Landing Systems may not receive the same level of attention as other parts of the French aerospace group but with one ...

United Airlines flight UA-2171 set down at Denver International Airport (DEN), but things didn’t go exactly according to plan ...

The engine, the heart of an aircraft, undergoes the most critical checks by maintenance teams and pilots—externally, ...

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to ...

To avoid complacency, and a potentially life-threatening situation, a gear check is made three times prior to landing on any ...

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 landed on its belly after a crack in a part of the supports for the nose landing gear kept it ...

Modern airplanes are well-prepared for slowing down, thanks to speed brakes and spoilers. There is actually a difference ...

The flight, which departed from Seattle, Washington, made a hard touchdown in Santa Ana, California, during Tropical Storm Hilary after the left main landing gear collapsed on touchdown.

In Airbus aircraft like the discontinued A380, spoilers are even controlled by flight computers that manage extensions based on conditions like gear contact during landing. Speed brakes and ...

A single-engine propeller plane's front gear collapsed upon landing at Tucson International Airport Thursday afternoon. According to a TIA spokesman, Tucson Airport Authority Fire Department ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that a broken wire and hydraulic fluid leaks caused the landing ...

(CNN) — A FedEx plane landed with its landing gear up, skidding off the runway in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2023 after a leak in a hydraulic hose caused the system to fail and a broken wire kept ...