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 ...

A United Airlines flight out of Dulles International Airport made an emergency landing after one of the plane’s engines ...

Could one point of mechanical failure bring down a 200-ton cargo jet in a matter of seconds? That’s what federal investigators are trying to find out after a UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashed into ...

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 ...

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 ...