The moment the throttles advance on the runway is a truly incredible sensory experience, a surge of noise and a sudden feeling of compression against the seatback. It is a very different experience ...

Control strategies and health management for aircraft engines encompass a combination of real-time regulatory techniques and predictive maintenance frameworks to ensure safety, reliability and optimal ...

For the ever-evolving aviation industry, the traditional time and material–based contracts between airlines and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the maintenance of aircraft engines may not ...

Light twin-engine aircraft often lack guaranteed single-engine climb performance, with many accidents stemming from insufficient performance or inadequate planning rather than control issues. The ...

The Government Accountability Office has identified repeated problems with US jet engine manufacturing, contributing to ...

Durability issues with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1000G (GTF) engine have been a focal point of market analysis in recent years. Now, with the curtain closed on 2025, Flight Friday takes the opportunity to ...

BALPA warns a hidden cockpit defect could trigger unexpected engine shutdowns across multiple Airbus aircraft families.

The A340's four engines were not a mistake, but a necessary design choice based on the limitations of engine technology and ...