— -- Question: On a recent flight from IAD to LAX, our flight attendant announced that the plane's flaps were not functioning and asked the passengers to assume an emergency position for landing.

(Bloomberg) -- Video of the Air India jetliner that crashed into a neighborhood points to potential anomalies that aviation safety authorities will examine to understand what caused the accident that ...

Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases of takeoff and landing. The majority of planes have these, whether jets or ...

To understand how a commercial jet's suspension works, it helps to first imagine a jet without suspension. The first aircraft landing gear systems were indeed that way. Engineers essentially welded ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A Delta Air Lines aircraft experienced an issue with a wing flap on a recent Texas-bound flight, a representative for the airline has confirmed. Delta flight 1893 departed from ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A family in Raleigh, North Carolina was in shock upon discovering a plane’s wing flap in their driveway Wednesday morning. Delta Flight 3247 had taken off from Atlanta just ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after part of an airplane was found blocking a Raleigh driveway. WRAL reports that around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, ...