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 ...

QTA has developed corrosion-resistant thrust-reverser doors for the HTF7000 QTA’s titanium-based thrust-reverser doors are a precise-fit replacement for the aluminum originals, but have a lifetime ...

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 ...

The pause before takeoff is not hesitation, but a critical moment of engine verification and thrust stabilization.

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 ...