If you've ever seen a movie like "Top Gun," where fighter jets take off and land on an aircraft carrier, you likely noticed all the personnel on the flight deck directing things. They often make large ...

U.S. Sailors conduct flight operations on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific ...

A U.S. Navy sailor sustained a non-combat injury while the carrier conducted flight operations in the Arabian Sea on March 25. The sailor is in stable condition.

Landing a plane on a small flight deck is far harder than on a large runway—and requires a much larger support crew. Aircraft carrier flight decks are arguably the most complex operational environment ...

Recently released images show J-15s of one of the brigades attached to the Naval Aviation University practicing launch and recovery operations at an unspecified coastal base where a flight deck with ...

CHARLOTTE — A passenger attempted to storm the flight deck of an American Airlines plane after it landed at Charlotte Douglas Airport last Friday. The incident occurred on American Airlines Flight 731 ...

The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is one of the most dangerous workplaces in the world. That's why there is no time to lose when a fire breaks out.

The flight deck has undergone a dramatic evolution—from analog instruments and manual control inputs to integrated, data-rich environments designed to support pilot decision-making. Today’s cockpits ...

Older widebodies rarely earn good headlines. Their values fade as newer generations roll off the line, and lease rates drift downward in lockstep. But in August 2025, the story shifted when HAECO ...