Editor’s note: This story was updated May 14 6:53 p.m. Eastern Time with additional information, including the pilot’s name. A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot died from his injuries after his plane’s ...

A temporary grounding of US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters due to faulty ejection seat parts has been resolved. Inspections of over 700 cartridges revealed only four suspect parts, which were ...

A widespread issue with ejection seats that impacted hundreds of aircraft across the U.S. military last week was first discovered on an F-35A Lightning II back in April, but the Air Force didn't ...

An Air Force instructor pilot with the 80th Flying Training Wing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas died overnight from injuries sustained when their T-6A Texan II ejection seat activated during ground ...

A U.S. Air Force flight instructor died Tuesday after the ejection seat in his T-6 Texan II activated while the aircraft was on the ground the day before. The incident occurred Monday at the 82nd ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas — An instructor pilot with the Air Force has died after the ejection seat in the plane he was in activated while the aircraft was on the ground. A news release from Sheppard Air ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The ...