Aircraft piston engine cylinders are a common point of failure, susceptible to issues like cracks, valve malfunctions, and head/barrel separation. Excessive heat is the primary cause of cylinder ...

Southwest’s highest-time CFM Leap-1B engines are approaching a key parts replacement threshold. Credit: JoePriesAviation.net Southwest Airlines is concerned that an already tight narrowbody engine ...

After the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane and caused a crash that killed 15 people in Kentucky, investigators found records of 10 previous flaws in the same key parts that help secure engines to ...

Whatever your flying experience, the chances are that you have been on an aircraft powered by CFM International engines. Two of the turbofan manufacturer's most iconic engines are the decades-old ...