When you're flying on a commercial jet, you naturally become very familiar with the sound and feeling of the powerful turbine engines. As you take off, you can feel their rumbling muscle rocketing the ...
Airbus is aiming to introduce an engine control unit software modification for CFM International CFM56 powerplants, to reduce the safety risk if A320 pilots attempt a go-around after activating ...
Investigators have disclosed that a TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320 involved in a thrust-reverser incident just before touchdown in Denmark started veering to the left as the crew attempted to abort the ...
Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...
Aircraft engines offer some impressive capabilities.
Landing a massive passenger aircraft requires a host of different systems and procedures to work correctly, and there are many redundancies in place when conditions are less than ideal or the ...
FAA yesterday issued a safety alert for operators regarding idle thrust on Airbus A320 aircraft, citing at least three accidents/incidents on planes dispatched with one thrust reverser deactivated, ...
A Canadair CRJ similar to the one involved in the 2007 vibration incident. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Eddie Maloney In Part 1, we discussed how vibrations can cause challenges with aircraft ...
When discussing Qantas flight 31, we need more science and less hyperbolic linkbait. Cooler heads should prevail. This week brought us the so-called “engine explosion” and “crash landing” of a ...
Aircraft Nacelle and Thrust Reverser Market · GlobeNewswire Inc. Dublin, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Aircraft Nacelle and Thrust Reverser Market Report 2026" has been added to ...
Aircraft Nacelle and Thrust Reverser market worldwide is projected to grow by US$921.1 Million, driven by a compounded growth of 5.3%. Aluminum Alloys, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this ...