We almost had a midair collision up here,’ the JetBlue pilot said. ‘They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous’

CNN News Central’s Kate Bolduan speaks to CNN Transportation Analyst Mary Schiavo, former inspector General at the Department of Transportation about the near miss between a JetBlue plane and Air Force aircraft.

The United States Air Force maintains a complex network of installations designed to project air power and support global operations. There are many measurements by which to compare the bases that form the global network, but one of the simplest and most illustrative is the number of aircraft stationed at each one.

The US Air Force's Air Force's Air Education and Training Command has received its first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet, marking a significant milestone in the service's efforts to modernise pilot training and replace its ageing fleet of Northrop T-38C Talon aircraft.

The V-22 Osprey is a highly versatile aircraft that experienced a significant rise in serious accidents in 2023 and 2024, the GAO reported Friday.

Edwards AFB boasts the longest runway on any military airfield under the ownership of the United States Department of Defense (DOD). The base served as the primary landing site for early Space Shuttle missions (including the first one) and a backup site for later missions before the landing strip at Kennedy Space Center.