Boeing’s 777X now depends on whether GE Aerospace truly solved the GE9X combustor durability issues threatening long-term airline reliability.
In the battle for AI dominance, every engine of the economy is getting recruited into the fight—including jet engines. Jet engine leasing and repair company FTAI Aviation plans to start selling a ...
The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public health. Burning these fuels releases a flood of greenhouse gases, which ...
I'm not sure if you've heard, but planes are neat. And how could they not be? You sit down, and in less than a day, you can be on the other side of the world. That's also before you get into the ...
Bob Maddox’s stage name, Crazy Rocketman, is a misnomer. Maddox doesn’t build rockets. He builds pulse-jet engines. There’s a difference. As for the crazy part—that may be true. Maddox is the world’s ...
Moreover, the engines are designed to run on liquid natural gas (LNG), which is 1/10th the price of traditional jet fuel, offers more energy per unit weight, and produces 30% less CO2 when burned. The ...
Five years ago, in 2021, American space agency NASA announced it is working on yet another project that doesn’t involve, well, space: the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). Since then, NASA’s ...
Prices of spare Pratt & Whitney GTF engines have been soaring Spike caused by supplychain snags and long repair waiting times Over a dozen almost-new Airbus jets scrapped for their engines IATA ...
The aviation marketplace is a weird place sometimes. Take the current shortage of jet engines, for example. A whole confluence of issues has caused a global engine crisis, resulting in Pratt & Whitney ...