The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...

The strictest window in transport aviation is not the cruise or descent one, it is the first half-minute after rotation. During this tight period, thrust peaks, structural loads change quickly and the ...

Scientists worked to ensure fleet safety after a large crack was unexpectedly found near the cockpit of a T-38 Talon. A new study describes how risk and damage tolerance analyses helped determine a ...

Two major wide-body accidents demonstrated how quickly aircraft emergencies can escalate when propulsion is lost. In Amsterdam, a Boeing 747 lost two engines after takeoff due to structural failure, ...

Boeing's troubled 777X program has suffered another significant blow with the discovery of a cracked structural component, forcing the company to halt flight tests. The issue, found during routine ...

When Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 experienced a catastrophic structural failure at 16,000 feet on Jan. 5, it was a stark reminder of the enormous responsibility Boeing has as an airplane ...

A report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board reveals that Boeing was aware of a structural defect in the engine mounting system that caused a UPS cargo plane to crash in ...

The probable cause of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001, was "in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by ...