The Boeing 777 is an enormous aircraft, and nearly all of its variants have a higher maximum takeoff weight (545,000 lbs - 766,000 lbs) than an Airbus A340-200 or A340-300 (606,000 lbs - 610,000 lbs).

Aviation industry experiences major transformations related to innovations in the area of propulsion technologies. As global air traffic continuously grows every year, the manufacturers of aviation ...

AI-driven advanced manufacturing firm Sindan is working with LEAP 71 to develop aerospace systems designed by computational models. The two companies, both operating out of the United Arab Emirates, ...

Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range without compromising on speed during engagements. The modern fighter jet is ...

Damage to the hot section of the KLM Boeing 747 that encountered volcanic ash from Alaska’s Mount Redoubt on Dec. 14, 1989. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey An aircraft engine is like a big vacuum ...

The aircraft will be replaced by other highly capable, but smaller, widebodies.

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 ...