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 ...

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...

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 ...

The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near ...

Astro Mechanica’s ground demonstrator, based on a GE CT7 turboshaft, drives a generator powering two propulsors. Credit: Astro Mechanica U.S. startup Astro Mechanica plans to take its hybrid-electric ...

For most people, diesel engines equate to either pickup trucks or semis traversing freeways. However, what many of us do not know is that diesel engines can be used in aircraft, too. You would not ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An aviation expert says recently-released data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed why UPS flight 2967 was unable to gain altitude after losing its first ...

The MD-11 cargo jet flown by UPS that crashed Tuesday had been sidelined for six weeks before the deadly incident, according to federal investigators. The jetliner was undergoing major maintenance at ...

The Douglas X-3 Stiletto fell short of Mach 2 but revealed roll coupling risks and advanced titanium use in early supersonic ...