Source: DS28/CC BY-SA 4.0 Towbars are used to move anything from disabled vehicles to large aircraft ready for takeoff. Towbars allow for the mechanical coupling between two vehicles for safe movement ...

A light aircraft flew over a heavily populated area of west Dublin last year with a towbar still attached to its landing gear, an investigation has revealed. The Air Accident Investigation Unit ...

Conventional tugs use a tow bar connected to the nose gear, while towbarless tugs lift the nose landing gear wheels off the ground using hydraulics. Towbarless tugs are smaller and more precise than ...

Laying retardant is crucial to aerial firefighting because it helps stop fires from spreading, but the retardant is expensive and corrosive to aircraft. Credit: Securite Civile France After ...

Currently in prototype form, the four-seater aircraft is being developed by California-based Airhart Aeronautics. In a nutshell, the aim of the company is not only to make self-piloted flight ...

Naturally, a new sim means new aircraft to fly, alongside some returning favorites. It's not just planes anymore however, as ...

Airbus has revealed an order for 85 aircraft including 10 A350s and 75 A320neo-family jets in its latest backlog figures. It has not identified the customer but the order, placed on 5 September ...

Taiwan reports 153 Chinese military aircraft on Monday China held a day of war games around Taiwan Taiwan premier: drills an issue for the whole region TAIPEI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - China used a ...

In the case of Singapore Airlines, even before the pandemic, innovation has been central to its operations, supporting pilots in the cockpit, flight planning, aircraft maintenance, and now as a ...

India has commissioned its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, Vikrant, at a ceremony in the southern state of Kerala. The BBC's Jugal Purohit took a tour of the vessel ahead of its ...

Taiwan detected 153 aircraft surrounding its territory as China carried out massive military exercises, according to the self-ruled island’s defence ministry. The “surge in warplane activity ...

A record 125 Chinese aircraft have been involved in military exercises around Taiwan, according to the island's defence ministry. China said the exercise - Joint Sword 2024-B - was in response to ...