To understand how a commercial jet's suspension works, it helps to first imagine a jet without suspension. The first aircraft landing gear systems were indeed that way. Engineers essentially welded ...

The MD-11's high landing speed is unusual among modern widebody airliners and it makes the aircraft more difficult to land.

The global Aerospace Landing Gear Market is entering a decade of stable, high-confidence expansion, with total market value forecast to rise from USD 24.8 billion in 2025 to USD 40.0 billion by 2035, ...

LIFT Aircraft begins FAA type certification process for a commercial version of its HEXA eVTOL, expanding into autonomous and air taxi ops.

Whereas a land-based pilot can be expected to “grease” the runway, carrier landings demand that naval pilots make a controlled impact—essentially a crash aboard the deck. Landing on an aircraft ...

A critical system failed as a fighter jet was landing on an aircraft carrier earlier this year. The $60 million F/A-18 fell off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea. A new Navy ...

AIR has delivered its first production-ready eVTOL cargo aircraft, marking the start of commercial manufacturing and early 2026 operations.