Diesel aircraft engines promise lower fuel burn and cheaper operating costs at a time when every gallon and every kilogram matter in the air. Yet as manufacturers push these powerplants into more cockpits,

A 1,200-kilowatt-class turboprop engine developed in China has successfully completed its ignition test conducted

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In its investigative update, the NTSB reports fatigue cracking in the left engine pylon of UPS Flight 2976, a key clue in the November 2025 crash.

The new upgrade package—on top of an existing $2.6 billion contract with UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce—will keep the B-52 bombers flying indefinitely into the future.

Constrained new aircraft production and ongoing new-technology engine issues mean that lease extensions “far outnumber” lease transitions, according to Mike Inglese, the chief executive of Aircastle.

GE and Lockheed ground tested a new air-breathing hypersonic jet engine capable of powering missiles to speeds well in excess of Mach 5 in a smaller, cheaper,

Supply shortages became an acute problem for Airbus last year, forcing the planemaker to build planes without engines in order to keep production lines moving.

FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTAI; the "Company") today announced the launch of FTAI Power, a new platform focused on converting CFM56 engines to power turbines built to provide the most flexible, cost efficient and scaled solution for delivering reliable energy to data centers globally.

We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown faster, they somehow fail to stir the imagination in the way an aircraft carrying a pilot does,