Stopping an airplane is no easy task, and although planes can use spoilers and thrust reversers to assist with the task, the brakes still do around 40% of the work. In simple terms, it's all about ...

A faulty fan unit likely contributed to a brake fire and a “huge screen of smoke” that trailed a Frontier Airlines-operated Airbus A321 upon landing in Las Vegas earlier this month. That is according ...

A Tejas light combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) sustained major damage to its airframe after it overshot the runway at a frontl.

The Tejas aircraft was reportedly returning to base after carrying out a training sortie when it encountered a suspected brake failure.

On 3rd December, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 rejected takeoff at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport after reporting hot breaks. The flight was DL-57 en route from Amsterdam to Salt Lake City ...

This blog is a compilation of publicly available information on Safran Group’s (Paris, France) production of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (carbon/carbon) brake discs for aircraft. The company ...