Aviation industry experiences major transformations related to innovations in the area of propulsion technologies. As global ...

In comparing the GE9X and Trent XWB, it becomes clear that while both engines share common goals of efficiency, reliability, and sustainability, the paths they take to achieve them couldn’t be more ...

If you’ve ever watched or been on an aircraft sitting on the runway, you might notice the engines begin to hum and spin just before the plane moves. This process is called spooling up, and it’s a ...

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 ...

Five years ago, in 2021, American space agency NASA announced it is working on yet another project that doesn’t involve, well, space: the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). Since then, NASA’s ...

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 ...