We've all thought about what would happen when you pour jet fuel into a diesel engine. Will it work or lead to immediate catastrophic failure, perhaps even an explosion? Planes are among the most ...

A class action lawsuit has been filed against several aviation companies, including General Electric and Bombardier, following a catastrophic jet engine failure that resulted in fatalities and ...

Jet engines are not simply hung under a wing; they are mounted through a deliberately engineered weak-link system designed to protect the aircraft when loads become extreme. That is one reason ...

One of 24 fan blades was missing from the engine that failed on a Southwest Airlines flight that made an emergency landing Tuesday after a passenger was almost sucked out a broken window, NTSB ...

Jet engines seem built to last forever, but their real lifespan depends on a lot more than just age, including how they're flown, maintained, and monitored.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered emergency inspections of jet engines like the one that ruptured during a recent Southwest Airlines flight, leaving one passenger dead. "Fan blade ...

A United Airlines flight bound for Germany declared "mayday, mayday, mayday" with an engine failure last month, forcing the jet to hastily retreat to Washington, D.C., tower recordings and the carrier ...

A modern jet engine is a complex mechanical wonder. However, these aren't engines that will just roar into action with the turn of a key or the press of a button. Often, turbine engines will need ...

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment flames erupted from a Delta Air Lines plane moments after take-off as the aircraft suffered engine failure.

A full emergency was declared at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport early Tuesday morning after a Leh-bound SpiceJet flight reported a mid-air engine failure. Flight SG-121, which was ...

A SpiceJet Boeing 737 carrying 150 passengers returned to Delhi shortly after takeoff for Leh due to a reported engine failure. The aircraft, which departed at 6:08 am, landed safely at 6:49 am.

Though early in the process, investigators probing the 4 November crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11 freighter are zeroing in on the possibility that an engine mount failed moments before the crash. That is ...