In this video, you'll see the different types of engines and propulsion systems used for aircraft, my favorite ones: Turbojet ...
The Airbus A350 and Rolls-Royce Trent XWB are a match made in aviation heaven.
When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...
If you've ever taken a closer look at small planes or seen one being maintained, you might have spotted something interesting under the hood. The engine layout is often wide and flat, and not stacked ...
WHEN A MODIFIED MD-80 airliner flew at the 1988 Farnborough air show in Britain, it was supposed to represent the future of air travel. One of its rear-mounted jet engines had been replaced with an ...
Despite the original diesel fiasco in the 2010s — and the five automakers facing their own Dieselgate trial in the U.K. this year — diesel engines have definite benefits over their gasoline-powered ...
Airbus’ clash with Pratt & Whitney shows the engine crisis is now hitting production too.
Alex Derber, a UK-based aviation journalist, is editor of the Engine Yearbook and a contributor to Aviation Week and Inside MRO.
DENVER — United Airlines announced Sunday they will be grounding 24 Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines, the same engine involved in Saturday's incident over the Denver ...