LAS VEGAS -- A man was taken into custody after he climbed onto the wing of an Alaska Airlines plane at the Las Vegas airport Saturday, an airport spokesman said. Flight 1367 from Las Vegas to ...

One of the most influential cockpit levers on a jet’s take-off is the flap handle. Hinged panels at the wing’s trailing and leading edges transform a sleek airfoil into a low-speed lift sail.

At least nine people were killed and 11 others were injured after a UPS plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky. NTSB officials said that CCTV footage captured the left engine detaching from the wing of ...

Federal investigators have begun to make headway as they look to piece together the cause of a UPS plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Nov. 4. Among the early findings: ...

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 ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released photos of the deadly Nov. 5 plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky, capturing the moment a UPS ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.(AP) — UPS cargo plane's left wing caught fire and engine fell off just before fiery crash on takeoff in Kentucky, NTSB says.

A UPS cargo plane crashed near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, resulting in at least nine fatalities. Federal investigators found the plane's left engine detached from the wing ...