Jet engines are designed to handle extreme heat and pressure, but sand creates a unique problem. Fine particles can erode blades, disrupt airflow, and melt into glass-like deposits inside the engine.

SINGAPORE – The year 2025 was supposed to be a big one for Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac. With more than 1,000 of its C919 passenger planes on order, the state-backed jet maker had pledged to ...

Salt Lake City did not take proper precautions to prevent people from accessing the tarmac, the family alleges. Kyler Efinger died almost two years ago, after crawling into an airplane’s engine ...

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Facing multi-year waits for electrical grid connections, data center operators supporting artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are turning to an unexpected supplier: supersonic jet engine ...

Cutting corners: The jet engine – once a symbol of speed and flight – is finding new life on the ground, fueling the world's artificial intelligence infrastructure. Faced with long delays in ...

Boom Supersonic is putting its engine technology to work on the ground to power the AI boom, and help fund development of its full-size Overture aircraft. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

Data center operators are deploying aircraft-based turbines and diesel generators to bypass seven-year grid connection delays. GE Vernova’s aircraft-derived turbine orders jumped 33% in 2025 as ...

The supposed third J-36 prototype emerged exactly a year after the first one was spotted in December 2024. Chinese military aviation observers observed what they believe to be a third prototype of the ...