Science presenter Rani Price meets two scientists involved in developing a new type of jet engine that could power commercial space flights. The engine is being developed by British scientists and ...

AVRIEUX, France (Reuters) - French engine maker Safran (EPA:SAF) said on Friday it had begun wind-tunnel tests for its "RISE" technology project, a radical jet engine design for the next generation of ...

Innovations in jet technology are happening all the time. This is due to modern advancements, which are leading engineers in new directions previously only theorized. The latest example is the plasma ...

The window seat on an airplane is a sought after section, but a new design could make it the least favorite spot. Airbus has filed a patent that suggests replacing the large engines under the wing ...

Scientists have developed an environmentally-friendly plasma-powered jet propulsion system that uses air and electricity to propel itself forward. A Chinese team say their prototype can generate ...

Picture a jet engine stripped of its outer casing, with massive fan blades spinning freely in the open air like an oversized propeller mounted ahead of the wings. The exposed blades, sweeping through ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Airbus is to test a radical engine with visible fan blades as the world’s largest plane maker gears up to ...