These switches cannot be accidentally or gently moved by pilots operating a flight. The fuel cutoff switches are spring-loaded to remain firmly in place. They operate in two modes — “CUTOFF” and “RUN” ...

A unique combination of jet propulsion and sled mechanics leads to a record-breaking performance. This project documents the fabrication, test runs, and the moment the custom sled shattered speed ...

TO the terrified locals who ducked when Air India Flight 171 narrowly missed their apartment block, captain Sumeet Sabharwal ...

In an internal memo, Campbell Wilson said the probe into the Boeing Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people, was "far from over". He added the pilots had “passed” all pre-flight checks ...

STEP AWAY from the Amtrak oatmeal. American long distance trains are bad enough but the food they serve is even worse. The ...

A 34-year-old man died after being pulled into a Volotea aircraft engine at Milan Bergamo Airport. He was not a passenger and ...

GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have high-tech adaptive engines in development that will be more efficient and perform ...

Last week, Delta Air Lines reported its quarterly earnings. On the company’s call with analysts, CEO Ed Bastian confirmed that the company is doing something very unusual to avoid Trump’s tariffs—it’s ...

Footage released from Milan Bergamo Airport shows 35-year-old Andrea Russo jumping into plane's engine and dying.

The man who died after being sucked into a plane engine at a Milan airport on July 8 has reportedly been identified as ...

The Air India jetliner that crashed on 12 June almost immediately after taking off plummeted back to the ground because fuel supply was cut off to both engines and the pilots failed to regain thrust ...

The fuel switches to both engines on the Air India Flight 171 moved to the "cutoff" position immediately before the crash ...