A passenger on an Air France flight was escorted off the plane by police officers after confronting cabin crew onboard for ...

If the plane you're in lands in the water, you'll want to use every available exit to scramble out. But you can't use a Boeing 737's rear exits. Here's why.

The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) discusses water landings in Paragraph 6-3-3, Ditching Procedures. It lists three ...

The pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 may have made a successful “Sully Sullenberger”-style emergency touchdown in the Java Sea — but high waves sank the ...

Though the B-17D was eased into the water in the trough between waves, it still struck with such force that bolted-down ...

A Water Landing. An unlikely event plays out on the Hudson River. January 15, 2009. THE NEXT TIME you're tempted to ignore a flight attendant's plea to direct your attention to the front of the ...

Introduction Water landing poses significant dangers for paragliders and is considered one of the most perilous situations that can occur during flight. We will aim at highlighting the equipment ...

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger said landing a plane on the water was "nothing we specifically trained for," yet he successfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River on Jan. 15, ...

A restored World War II-era plane flying in a Florida air show made an emergency water landing in the ocean Saturday as concerned onlookers watched from a beach.

Some landing systems are not redundant, as landing is considered ground safety critical, but not mission critical. Given this event, we will likely add a backup pump & lines. — Elon Musk ...

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who safely piloted U.S. Airways Flight 1549 with 155 passengers and crew to a water landing, in New York on Jan. 15, 2014. (Bebeto Matthews/AP) Just finished ...