The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibers, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires involving ...

WASHINGTON/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Tuesday's runway collision in Japan marks the first time a modern lightweight airliner has burnt down and is being seen as a test case for how well a new ...

Last barrier to commercial aviation is that vast body of salt water which the ancient Greeks called Ocean. To conquer it has long been the goal of many nations. First step was taken by Germany in the ...

The collision between a pair of airplanes on a runway at Japan’s Haneda International Airport last week has been hailed as nothing short of a miracle. The crash between Japan Airlines (JAL) flight 516 ...

The Airbus A350 that caught fire in Tokyo used carbon-fiber composites that are less heat-resistant than metal. The accident on Tuesday is likely to be seen as a test case for the lightweight ...

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications – and can repair itself more than 1,000 times.

Turkey’s leading aerospace engine designer and manufacturer will build the country’s first and the world’s fourth-largest composite plant under a single roof for the high technology production of ...

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Tuesday's runway collision in Japan marks the first time a modern lightweight airliner has burnt down and is being seen as a test case for how well a new generation of ...