Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

A Delta plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil late Sunday after an apparent engine glitch sent flames and sparks shooting from the packed jet. Delta Flight DL104, which was bound for ...

Delta Flight 104, an Airbus A330-323, was climbing out of São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport early Monday, March 30, when its left engine erupted in flames and began spewing debris. Video ...

Some things are just fundamentally part of American culture. Baseball. Apple pie. Catchy ad campaigns. And small-block Chevrolets. For only the sixth time since the small-block arrived inside the ...

Experience one of the most insane human flight experiments ever jet engines strapped to feet reaching 103.4 MPH in stunning 8K. This extreme setup pushes the limits of speed, control, and innovation.

The 1,170-degree exhaust from the New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-46A tanker’s engines blew a 25-foot wide crater in an Alaska airport’s tarmac. By Matt White Published Mar 25, 2026 4:13 PM EDT ...

The front of a jet engine, known as the inlet, is left unpainted because even small surface changes can affect airflow and performance. The engine relies on perfectly smooth, precise airflow to ...

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first upgraded RM12 engine to the Swedish Armed Forces as part of the RM12EP (Enhanced Performance) program for the JAS 39 Gripen C/D fleet. The delivery forms part of ...

Edward Russell is a contributor for TPG. An AvGeek at heart, he covered the airline business at FlightGlobal for eight years and previously covered finance in New York and Hong Kong. The cards we ...