and tested the ferry fuel transfer process up to an altitude of 17,500ft. No further tests were conducted. Investigators state that the aircraft (N400PW) departed Santa Maria airport, on a 10h leg ...

The Air Force inventory of 732 aircraft are more than 50 years old ... the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method. One crewmember, known as the boom operator, is stationed in the rear of the ...

In this story, you’ll see how creative errors can sneak in and deprive pilots of the fuel that keeps us airborne.

Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several ...

It noted that engine-driven aircraft groundings ... their focus on risk transfer maintenance programs, driving cost increases for airlines that risk outweighing fuel savings,” the lessor wrote ...

Pilots of the twinjet, unaware of the flames, opted to divert to Glasgow Prestwick where the aircraft landed safely. Ground crews noticed fuel spilling from the wing as the 767 parked near the ...