It's not long now until the U.S. Air Force gets a brand new trainer jet for future generations of pilots. The plane is called T-7A Red Hawk, and is expected to start replacing the existing fleet of ...

This story was updated at 4:45 p.m. April 14. Boeing says it has made progress on fixing an ejection seat problem that has delayed the U.S. Air Force’s new T-7A pilot training jet, and hopes to begin ...

When a fighter jet is seconds from disaster, a pilot’s survival depends on the flawless performance of ejection seats—devices perfected through brutal, high-speed tests that often reveal deadly ...

Boeing has reached three milestones in the development of its delayed T-7A advanced jet trainer programme, including progress with the aircraft’s ejection seat and flight-control laws. In February, ...

The U.S. Air Force recently successfully tested new components of the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk’s ejection seat system, as the program progresses to address issues that have slowed the aircraft’s ...

The AAIB found the seat’s safety pin was not fully installed and the previously disconnected harness chest strap caught on and inadvertently actuated the seat’s handle. The deceased instructor pilot, ...