South African investigators found an engine generator control unit to be unlatched after a Boeing 737-400 suffered a series of system failures on departure from Johannesburg last month. South African ...

The traditional role of the auxiliary power unit (APU) has been to provide electrical power and pneumatic supply for air conditioning and main-engine starting when aircraft are on the tarmac. That ...

Freight operator West Atlantic is overhauling its approach to deferred defects after a serious incident in which a Boeing 737-400 suffered substantial electrical failure and the loss or degradation of ...

The U.S. Navy is taking another step in improving the readiness of F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft by reversing a more than 10-year-long shortfall of generator control units (GCU). Improving the readiness ...

In a new problem for the Boeing 787, the US aviation regulator has ordered repairs to correct a software bug that could cause the aircraft to suddenly lose all power. The Federal Aviation ...

GE Aviation Systems in Vandalia, which makes electric power generators and related systems for military and civilian aircraft, has been awarded a $10.9 million contract to provide generator control ...

SEATTLE, May 2 (UPI) --Aerospace giant Boeing has discovered yet another technical problem with its 787 Dreamliner -- and this one could rob the aircraft of its power at 35,000 feet, the Federal ...

A software bug in Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jet could cause the plane’s electrical system to fail, prompting a potential “loss of control” of the aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...

The US air safety authority has issued a warning and maintenance order over a software bug that causes a complete electric shutdown of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and potentially "loss of control" of the ...

The risk comes despite action taken to fix the issue after a Qantas incident in 2008. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has told the US Federal Aviation Administration that improved regulatory ...

WASHINGTON -- In a new problem for the Boeing 787, the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered repairs to correct a software bug that could cause the aircraft to suddenly lose all power. The ...