A fan blade on a jet engine snapped off a Southwest Airlines Co. plane last month in a violent failure that sent debris slamming into the plane, according to a preliminary investigative report ...

Jet engines are at the heart of modern air travel, powering the majority of commercial aircraft. These advanced propulsion ...

The main types of aircraft engine blades are compressor blades, turbine blades, and fan blades.Compressor blades are located in the engine’s compressor section, which compresses the incoming air ...

Flaws in jet engine fan blades like one that cracked and broke loose in April, killing a Southwest Airlines Co. passenger, have been discovered on ...

Indian carrier SpiceJet has received its first batch of overhauled engines from StandardAero, marking a pivotal moment in its ...

Turbofan engines are the beating heart of modern aviation, powering everything from passenger airliners to advanced military ...

The NTSB’s investigation into the April 17 inflight engine failure on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 has raised the question of whether turbine engine fan blades should be life-limited. And ...

Federal aviation investigators said Boeing needs to redesign a flawed engine casing after a deadly accident on Southwest Airlines flight 1380 last year.

After an uncontained engine failure on Saturday, the FAA calls for increased inspection of Pratt & Whitney engines on Boeing 777 aircraft.

Boeing 777X is powered by GE9X. The new engine developed by GE has 3D printed low-pressure turbine blades. GE also designed advanced carbon-fiber composite fan blades for its new engine.

This allows the engine's turbine and fan to each run at its optimum speed and the carbon composite fan blades can vary their pitch to optimize each phase of flight.