may well use it if he feels he has to.

Sydney Airport said emergency crews were put on standby as a precaution.Sydney A Qantas flight traveling from New Zealand to Sydney landed safely on a single engine after it issued a mayday call over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.

Passengers described their experience of the engine malfunction as a slight shudder and bumpy-like turbulence.a Sydney-based industry consultancy.was downgraded to a PAN-PAN -- possible assistance needed - before the flight landed.

New Zealand after a 3-and-a-half-hour flight between the neighboring nations most populous cities.The Boeing 737-838 experienced an issue with one of its two engines about an hour from Sydney.

I turned on my phone and my wife had called me 18 times.

While inflight engine shutdowns are rare.SpaceX The new staging system will be put to the test about two minutes and 40 seconds after liftoff when the first stage engines begin shutting down after boosting the rocket out of the dense lower atmosphere.

currently the worlds most powerful.The Super Heavys liftoff from SpaceXs Boca Chica flight test facility on the Texas Gulf Coast is targeted for 8 a.

Since then its been reinforced and equipped with a powerful water deluge system to help deaden the acoustic shock of engine ignition.Then its expected to coast around the planet.