British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is currently in the process of testing new technology at its Derby site in order to protect jet engines from the damaging effects of desert dust and sand. Fine ...

Planes flying into one of the world's busiest airports are ingesting around 10kg of dust per 1,000 flights. Planes flying into one of the world's busiest airports are ingesting around 10kg of dust per ...

DUBAI—The GE Aviation GE9X engine developed for the Boeing 777X has completed enhanced durability testing. The FAA-certified GE9X was injected with a stream of dust debris in tests that simulated the ...

Holding patterns for airports in dusty regions are particularly potentially damaging to aircraft engines, analysis of dust ingestion at 10 airports worldwide has found. Arrival holds contributed over ...

Planes flying into one of the world's busiest airports are ingesting around 10kg of dust per 1,000 flights - with most of this dust ingested while they are waiting to land, new research has revealed.