A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on 16 July 2020. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images One crew member was rescued Friday after Iranian forces shot down a U.S. fighter jet, MS NOW reported. The U.S. was searching for the second member of the F-15 aircraft’s crew, whose whereabouts were unknown, according to MS…
The CMA CGM Kribi, sailing under a Malta flag and operated by French shipping company CMA CGM, became possibly the first vessel with links to France to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since Iran effectively closed the vital shipping lane, according to the MarineTraffic website. The ship departed waters off Dubai Thursday and arrived…
Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the unique aircraft, the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) jet has successfully completed its first flight in California. The milestone moves the project one step closer to its ambitious goal: achieving supersonic flight without generating the disruptive “sonic boom.” Read: Nvidia becomes first $5-trillion…
A Southwest Airlines pilot, pulled out of a cockpit and arrested on allegations that he tried to fly while impaired, blamed nicotine pouches when police told him he smelled of alcohol, according to law enforcement video released on Thursday. David Allsop was minutes away from going wheels up at the helm of Flight 3772 out…
A state-of-the-art British fighter jet that had been stuck at an Indian airport for more than five weeks is now airborne and on its way to Darwin in Australia, an airport spokesman told the BBC. The F-35B was pulled back from the hangar on Monday after it was deemed fit to fly after repairs. The…
