A thrust reverser has been found deployed on the crashed Spanair MD-82, Spanish daily newspapers El Mundo and El Pais reported today; it was not immediately clear which of the two engines was affected ...

Unusual footage shows an Airbus A330 appearing to deploy reverse thrust while still airborne—just seconds before landing. While reverse thrust is normally activated after touchdown, this moment caught ...

Landing a massive passenger aircraft requires a host of different systems and procedures to work correctly, and there are many redundancies in place when conditions are less than ideal or the ...