Watch: F-22 Raptors Refueling off KC-135 Stratotanker

Interesting video includes pre-flight and startup, taxi, and aerial refueling. Just like you were there! A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker provides aerial refueling to U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and an F-15 Strike Eagle in support of Operation Inherent Resolve on June 21, 2017. The 340th EARS, part of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, […]

Watch: Small Plane Lands on California Freeway and Burns

If you find yourself driving down the 405 freeway in California you may want to keep your eye on the sky! You never know when an airplane may land next to you! Cessna 310 aircraft landed on the 405 freeway short of the runway at 9:35 am. Airfield is closed to arrivals. Ck airlines for […]

Watch: Jet Forms Massive Vapor Trail Across the Skies Somewhere in Russia

Imagine sitting in your passenger seat and seeing this heading your way! This incredible footage shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner create a giant cloud of vapour trail as it soars through the skies over Russia. The amazing video, filmed from another plane, shows the contrail forming 33,000 feet in the air. The passenger who shot the […]

Watch: Wild Ride on AirAsia Flight! Shaken not Stirred

This is one flight you are glad you were not on! An AirAsia flight suffered what is thought to be an engine failure and it created a very wild ride for passengers with severe shaking of the aircraft. A passenger says an AirAsia X plane was shaking like a “washing machine” when it experienced a […]

Picture of the Day: US Marine Rappelling from an MV-22B Osprey

Sgt. John Portugal, bottom left, acts as a belay man for Lance Cpl. Will Bunch, as he rappels from an MV-22B Osprey assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) onto the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship and its expeditionary strike group are operating in the […]

Laser Weapon Being Tested on AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter

Working with Raytheon, the US Army has successfully tested a high energy laser weapon system on an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter that actually engaged and fired on a target. The recent test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, “marks the first time that a fully integrated laser system successfully engaged and fired on a […]

Boeing Outshines Airbus with More New Orders at Paris Air Show

Boeing scored a home run at the 2017 Paris Air Show by taking in more new aircraft orders than their main rival Airbus. On the final business day of the Paris Air Show, Boeing emerged the clear winner over rival Airbus, thanks largely to sales of the 737 MAX. The 737 MAX 10 successfully launched […]

USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 Returns to San Diego from WESTPAC Cruise

The USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 aircraft carrier and other ships from the strike group arrived back to San Diego after an almost six month deployment to the Western Pacific (WESTPAC). Commander Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, Rear Adm. James W. Kilby spoke to media gathered for the Carl Vinson homecoming at Naval Air Station North […]

Tornado Damages Two US ‘Doomsday’ 747 Aircraft

A tornado hit Offutt Air Force Base and damaged two of the US E-4B 747 jets that serve as national command centers in the case of attack. Ten aircraft, including the two 747s, were damaged by the tornado, said Capt. Mark Graff, an Air Force spokesman. He said the other two 747s were not damaged […]

Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Flips Over After Landing at Dayton International Airport

The US Air Force Thunderbirds are reporting a mishap at the Dayton International Airport when one of their F-16s landed and then overturned. Watch: Thunderbird Pilot Being Removed From Upside Down F-16 A fighter jet from the famed U.S. Air Force group the Thunderbirds ran off the runway after landing and flipped over at a Dayton […]

Picture of the Day: F-15 Pilot Prepares for Early Evening Flight

As the sun begins to set at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oregon Air National Guard Lt. Col. Nick Rutgers, assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, prepares his F-15 Eagle for a late day sortie, June 8, 2017. Over 120 Oregon Air guardsmen are supporting the Weapons Instructor Course during their three-week […]