Few sights are more sobering than an aircraft skidding across the flight deck of a carrier with no way to stop. Pilots train endlessly for this scenario, and rescue crews rehearse every response, but ...

Sometimes called "controlled chaos," the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is known as the most dangerous place to work in the military. Movies like "Top Gun" and "Behind Enemy Lines" perpetuate the ...

If you've ever seen a movie like "Top Gun," where fighter jets take off and land on an aircraft carrier, you likely noticed all the personnel on the flight deck directing things. They often make large ...

Following the hijacking of four US passenger planes by Islamic terrorists on September 11, 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration established new standards for flight deck safety. Airline group ...