Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

Many of the advanced aircraft suffered minor (though still very expensive) damage and were able to be returned to service without incident. Others that saw more significant damage were able to ...

The U.S. Air Force has just announced the completion of the lengthy project to restore a single F-35A Lightning II from two separate, damaged aircraft, and begin its return to the operational fleet.

Pilots’ actions after the bird strike are an early focus of the investigation, according to people familiar with the probe.

Man Agrees to Plead Guilty for Flying Drone That Damaged Firefighting Aircraft in LA Wildfire LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of a drone that crashed into a firefighting plane, leaving a gaping ...

Los Angeles — A man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during ... pay full restitution for the damage on the plane and do 150 ...