Basically, these planes are built to fly as well on one engine as they can on two. Having just one engine operating means you won’t have the maximum thrust power for take off, but you’d be ...

Last month, a Qantas plane had engine trouble and was forced to shut down one of its engines. Passengers reportedly heard a bang, and then the air conditioning shut off, which was probably a scary ...

The plane ended up gliding 45 miles before landing at an airport thanks to the pilot's gliding skills. In 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 from Toronto to Lisbon lost its engines at 33,000 feet.