Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, continues to face a series of setbacks that keep it out of commission. Plagued by mechanical failures, construction defects, and accidents ...

Aircraft carriers also provide unique capabilities for disaster response and humanitarian assistance. The embarked carrier air wing provides helicopters for direct support and C4I assets to ...

These events range from the fairly minor — the unexplained activation of a sprinkler system in an aircraft carrier’s weapons storage compartment (Accidents and Incidents During the Period 1 ...

This was despite the disaster happening in calm conditions ... I looked over and I could see the aircraft carrier and the next time I looked back it was just the flames, smoke.

The accidents forced costly repairs and kept ... it was the world's oldest commissioned aircraft carrier”. “In the better part of two decades that the flattop had flown the Brazilian flag ...

It was at the centre of two accidents during its mission in the ... Both its cranes collapsed, one hitting the aircraft carrier which was exiting the dock at the time. Tass/Getty Images The ...

Flight deck operations on an aircraft carrier have been compared to a ballet ... motion you make has to be crisp and precise to prevent accidents." The working environment of a yellow shirt ...

MUAN, South Korea — South Korean police on Thursday raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International ...

Three real-world disasters are forensically dissected: the Fukushima nuclear plant, a Manhattan crane collapse, and a fire on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal.

The low cost carrier started its operations ... The airline clarified that the aircraft, in operation for 15 years, had no previous accidents or reported malfunctions.