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 ...
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Why can an MD-11F lose an engine on takeoff?

The MD-11’s three engines were meant to make “one engine out” a manageable problem; an engine leaving the airplane is something else entirely. UPS Flight 2976 placed an uncomfortable engineering ...
Diesel aircraft engines promise lower fuel burn and cheaper operating costs at a time when every gallon and every kilogram ...
Two pilots aboard a twin-engine plane which attempted to make an unplanned landing on Interstate 25 last summer were practicing emergency procedures when the aircraft provided them a genuine problem, ...
A Lufthansa aircraft flying from Manchester to Munich was forced to make an unscheduled landing in London on Wednesday due to technical problems with the engine. A spokeswoman for Lufthansa - ...
Delta Air Lines said it is replacing auxiliary power units (APUs), a type of engine, on its Airbus aircraft to address toxic fume incidents that can harm airline crew and passengers. The airline ...
A Delta Air Lines flight departing Atlanta’s airport had to return Sunday because of an engine problem, the airline said.
Dennis Dutton was the only person on board with a Cessna 550 type rating and would normally be in the left seat. But ...