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 ...

Preliminary investigation into the AirACT Boeing 747-400 freighter excursion at Hong Kong have found that, after touchdown, forward thrust increased on the outboard right-hand engine – the ...

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III of the United States Air Force has a rare modification that allows it to do a unique feat in the world of aviation. The enormous tactical quadjet can switch to reverse ...

Spirit AeroSystems 737 MAX thrust reverser looks unspectacular at first glance, yet it is one of the components that quietly decide whether an aircraft lands safely, efficiently and on time. What the ...

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Learjet Inc. Model 60 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of a reverse thrust command accelerating the airplane instead of ...

Investigators have detailed the final 30 seconds of flight data before the crash in Miami.

An Israel Aircraft Industries’ IAI 1124 Westwind business jet rolled over and crashed while on approach to Sundance Airport (HSD) in Yukon, Oklahoma, on March 18, 2019. A video surveillance camera at ...

In a letter to FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, acting NTSB chair Mark Rosenker is recommending that the FAA require a re-design of the thrust reverser system on Learjet 60 models. The recommendation ...

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 ...