In the late 1940s, GE introduced the J-47 gas turbine engine, which became the most-produced jet engine of the early jet age, ...

Commercial planes are steadily coming equipped with more and more powerful turbofans. These engines produce enormous amounts of thrust, and when they’re cruising at high altitude, they sip fuel with ...

With more than 1,000 of its C919 passenger planes on order, China's state-backed jet maker Comac had pledged to ramp up ...

The aviation world is buzzing with excitement over a breakthrough technology that could change how we fly. Enter wave engines—jet engines that don’t rely on spinning blades or turbines. Instead, they ...

Boom Supersonic is putting its engine technology to work on the ground to power the AI boom, and help fund development of its ...

The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...

Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...

There are a lot of different aircraft, and they all use a variety of engines from different engine manufacturers. Two of the more commonly used engines are turbofan and turbojet engines. They have a ...

Speculation abounds as to the cause of the Air India airplane crash on June 12. One explanation so far is that both engines of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner failed, a highly unlikely event. A list ...

CASTELLON DE LA PLANA, Spain (Reuters) -At Castellon airport in eastern Spain, workers in hazmat suits wriggle through hatches of a nearly new Airbus jet, stripping out parts as if gutting a ...

For as much as we like to think we've gained complete control over the forces of nature that allow us to fly at high speed, the fact of the matter is that these processes are still incredibly ...

Prices of spare Pratt & Whitney GTF engines have been soaring Spike caused by supplychain snags and long repair waiting times Over a dozen almost-new Airbus jets scrapped for their engines IATA ...