Jet engines are not simply hung under a wing; they are mounted through a deliberately engineered weak-link system designed to protect the aircraft when loads become extreme. That is one reason ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Boeing 747 of Lufthansa taxis towards the boarding gate at Frankfurt Airport. Arne Dedert/dpa A Lufthansa aircraft flying from ...

When you picture a propeller-driven aircraft, you probably imagine a single engine plane with the propeller spinning at the front. There's a good reason for that, as the front-facing design has proven ...

Firefighters responded to reports of an engine fire Monday morning on a United Airlines plane that landed at Los Angeles International Airport. United Airlines flight 2127 departed from LAX just after ...